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Discuss "Class" by Stephanie Land, an insightful memoir about a working mother navigating the pitfalls of life under the poverty line.
This month we will be reading "Class" by Stephanie Land.
Land's first memoir, "Maid," was a story about a housecleaner, but it was also a story about a woman with a dream. In "Class," Land takes us with her as she finishes college and pursues her writing career. Facing barriers at every turn including a byzantine loan system, food insecurity, the judgments of professors and fellow students who didn't understand the demands of attending college while under the poverty line--Land finds a way to survive once again, finally graduating in her mid-thirties.
Class paints an intimate and heartbreaking portrait of motherhood as it converges and often conflicts with personal desire and professional ambition. Who has the right to create art? Who has the right to go to college? And what kind of work is valued in our culture? In clear, candid, and moving prose, Class grapples with these questions, offering a searing indictment of America's educational system and an inspiring testimony of a mother's triumph against all odds.
To reserve your copy visit lclibrary.ca, or visit or call your local library. To reserve an eBook version of "Class" browse the Libby app.
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AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Book Clubs | Adult |
TAGS: | Book Club | Adult book Club | Adult |
