03848cam a2200565 4500 578470748 TxAuBib 20220713120000.0 ||||||s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781549177712 1549177710 58236a7d-99dd-448e-8d47-daa96a8ffb93 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 4372844 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Land, Stephanie. Maid [Libby] : Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive. Hachette Audio, 2019. minimalism. single parenting. survival. abusive relationship. poverty in america. welfare system. snap. economic reporting hardship project. cleaning lady. cleaning service. book expo buzz pick. high risk lifestyle. homelessness epidemic. books about poverty. books about domestic workers. books about welfare. books like hillbilly elegy. living on food stamps. memoir by single mother. mother and daughter books. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 235MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 235MB. Politics. Sociology. Nonfiction. HTML:<p><b><i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER</b> <b>AND INSPIRATION FOR THE NETFLIX LIMITED SERIES, HAILED BY <i>ROLLING STONE</i> AS "A GREAT ONE."</b><br /></p> <p><b>"A single mother's personal, unflinching look at America's class divide, a description of the tightrope many families walk just to get by, and a reminder of the dignity of all work."</b><br /> <b>-PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, Obama's Summer Reading List</b><br /> At 28, Stephanie Land's dreams of attending a university and becoming a writer quickly dissolved when a summer fling turned into an unplanned pregnancy. Before long, she found herself a single mother, scraping by as a housekeeper to make ends meet.<br /> <i>Maid</i> is an emotionally raw, masterful account of Stephanie's years spent in service to upper middle class America as a "nameless ghost" who quietly shared in her clients' triumphs, tragedies, and deepest secrets. Driven to carve out a better life for her family, she cleaned by day and took online classes by night, writing relentlessly as she worked toward earning a college degree. She wrote of the true stories that weren't being told: of living on food stamps and WIC coupons, of government programs that barely provided housing, of aloof government employees who shamed her for receiving what little assistance she did. Above all else, she wrote about pursuing the myth of the American Dream from the poverty line, all the while slashing through deep-rooted stigmas of the working poor.<br /> <i>Maid</i> is Stephanie's story, but it's not hers alone. It is an inspiring testament to the courage, determination, and ultimate strength of the human spirit.<br /></p>. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-07-13 20:00:03. Ehrenreich, Barbara. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0887-1/4372844-Maid.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=58236a7d-99dd-448e-8d47-daa96a8ffb93&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0887-1/4372844-Maid.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=58236a7d-99dd-448e-8d47-daa96a8ffb93&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)