{"product_id":"maid-hard-work-low-pay-and-a-mothers-will-to-survive-paperback","title":"Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephanie Land\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBarbara Ehrenreich\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/em\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEvicted \u003c\/em\u003emeets \u003cem\u003eNickel and Dimed\u003c\/em\u003e in Stephanie Land's memoir about working as a maid, a beautiful and gritty exploration of poverty in America. Includes a foreword by Barbara Ehrenreich. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e At 28, Stephanie Land's plans of breaking free from the roots of her hometown in the Pacific Northwest to chase her dreams of attending a university and becoming a writer, were cut short when a summer fling turned into an unexpected pregnancy. She turned to housekeeping to make ends meet, and with a tenacious grip on her dream to provide her daughter the very best life possible, Stephanie worked days and took classes online to earn a college degree, and began to write relentlessly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe wrote the true stories that weren't being told: the stories of overworked and underpaid Americans. Of living on food stamps and WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) coupons to eat. Of the government programs that provided her housing, but that doubled as halfway houses. The aloof government employees who called her lucky for receiving assistance while she didn't feel lucky at all. She wrote to remember the fight, to eventually cut through the deep-rooted stigmas of the working poor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaid\u003c\/em\u003e explores the underbelly of upper-middle class America and the reality of what it's like to be in service to them. \"I'd become a nameless ghost,\" Stephanie writes about her relationship with her clients, many of whom do not know her from any other cleaner, but who she learns plenty about. As she begins to discover more about her clients' lives-their sadness and love, too-she begins to find hope in her own path.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer compassionate, unflinching writing as a journalist gives voice to the \"servant\" worker, and those pursuing the American Dream from below the poverty line. \u003cem\u003eMaid\u003c\/em\u003e is Stephanie's story, but it's not her alone. It is an inspiring testament to the strength, determination, and ultimate triumph of the human spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEPHANIE LAND's \u003c\/b\u003ework has been featured in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, and many others. Her writing focuses on social and economic justice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBARBARA EHRENREICH\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of fourteen books, including the bestselling \u003ci\u003eNickel and Dimed\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBait and Switch\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 21, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44442036273254,"sku":"9780316505093","price":27.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/Q2lrbTVnOEZvamg5MmVheTYyNFJyUT09.webp?v=1770598314","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/maid-hard-work-low-pay-and-a-mothers-will-to-survive-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}