This month is nonfiction, and many of you might recognize this one as it's been turned into a series that's available to stream. At first glance, this seems like a story of a mother struggling to provide for her child but it also explores how the American dream is to work your way up and be able to escape the glass ceiling of your class, as well as how glimmering lives aren't always what they seem to be. From what I've read of the reviews, this seems like there will be a lot to it. And without further ado, the summary from Goodreads:
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.
Maid 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.
Her writing as a journalist gives voice to the "servant" worker, and those pursuing the American Dream from below the poverty line. Maid is Stephanie’s story, but it’s not her alone..
