Bibliograph

Maid, hard work, low pay, and a mother's will to survive, Stephanie Land ; foreword by Barbara Ehrenreich

Type

Label

Maid, hard work, low pay, and a mother's will to survive, Stephanie Land ; foreword by Barbara Ehrenreich

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Maid

Oclc number

1081173410

Responsibility statement

Stephanie Land ; foreword by Barbara Ehrenreich

Sub title

hard work, low pay, and a mother's will to survive

Summary

Land's plans of breaking free from the roots of her hometown in the Pacific Northwest to chase her dreams were cut short when a summer fling turned into an unexpected pregnancy. She turned to housekeeping to make ends meet, took classes online to earn a college degree. And she wrote relentlessly: true stories of overworked and underpaid Americans; of living on food stamps and WIC coupons. Here she explores the underbelly of upper-middle class America and the reality of what it's like to be in service to them. -- adapted from jacket

Table Of Contents

The cabin -- The camper -- Transitional housing -- The Fairgrounds apartment -- Seven different kinds of government assistance -- The farm -- The last job on earth -- The porn house -- The move-out clean -- Henry's house -- The studio -- Minimalist -- Wendy's house -- The plant house -- The chef's house -- Donna's house -- In three years -- The sad house -- Lori's house -- "I don't know how you do it" -- The clown house -- Still life with Mia -- Do better -- The bay house -- The hardest worker -- The hoarder house -- We're home

Target audience

adult

Classification