The Maid's Story: I Just Wanted My Daughter to Have a Family
About This Novel
This is a social documentary that tells the story of a woman's struggle at the bottom of society. It is about female independence, domestic violence, and the housing, medical care, employment, education, social welfare system, etc. In contemporary America. It was selected by former U. S. President Obama as a 2019 summer book list. In order to raise her daughter, the author Stephanie Rand became a cleaning lady and traveled between more than a dozen customers' homes: there were government shelters for low-income families, and there were all kinds of stunning mansions; there were cozy plant homes, and there were also homes for hoarders. The patrons try to avoid interacting with her as much as possible, but she is like a wandering ghost, thinking about their lives, loves and sorrows through the details of the house. Rand recorded her work experience and the hardships of raising her daughter alone in a VOX column. She did not expect at the time that the article would be viewed more than 500,000 times in three days.
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Official(1)Scraped 13d ago
This book is very real. The protagonist is not a perfect mother, but she does her best to fight for a better life for herself and her daughter. It is very inspiring.
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Official(1)Scraped 13d ago
This book is very real. The protagonist is not a perfect mother, but she does her best to fight for a better life for herself and her daughter. It is very inspiring.
