Stephanie Land

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Evicted meets Nickel and Dimed 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. 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...

BARACK OBAMA'S SUMMER READING PICK, 2019. BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK. Maid by Stephanie Land is a riveting memoir that delves deep into the harsh realities of living in poverty while striving for a better life. The book chronicles Stephanie's arduous journey as a single mother, juggling multiple low-wage jobs, including cleaning the houses of the affluent, to...