Class - Land, Stephanie
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From the bestselling author of Maid, a heart wrenching memoir about the second act of her life--enrolling in college and graduating at the age of 35--and her decision to become a writer and mother against all odds

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From the bestselling author of Maid, a heart wrenching memoir about the second act of her life--enrolling in college and graduating at the age of 35--and her decision to become a writer and mother against all odds
Autorenporträt
Stephanie Land is the author of Class and the New York Times bestseller  Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive, which inspired the Netflix series Maid and was called “a testimony…worth listening to” by  The New York Times. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, The Atlantic, and many other outlets. Her writing focuses on social and economic justice and parenting under the poverty line. She is a frequent speaker at colleges and national advocacy organizations. Find out more at @Stepville or Stepville.com.
Rezensionen
"A universal story."
-Good Morning America (November Book Club Pick)

"Intimate, utterly revealing ....Land bares her soul and psyche, offering readers a look at her inner life with excruciating honesty."
-New York Times

"Raw and inspiring."
-People

"Maid set the bar incredibly high for Stephanie Land, opening up a whole discourse on working conditions and the lives of those with the chips stacked against them. Class sees that bar, and raises it. Weaving together themes of motherhood and ambition, it is deeply personal, universally felt and profoundly moving."
-B&N Reads

"In her trademark raw, vulnerable writing style, she interrogates the idea of money and privilege, parenthood and poverty: should entry to the college classroom only be for those of a certain socioeconomic class? This book will open your eyes, challenge your preconceived notions, and ultimately leave you rooting for Land, and for every person who dares to dream when the odds are stacked against them."
-Amazon, Best Books of November 2023

"Whenever I read Land, I'm filled with the cathartic release that comes from a skilled writer pointing a finger at the small hypocrisies of life."
-Marie Claire, Best Books of 2023

"Land is a great writer, particularly when conveying the relentless nature of poverty and the systems that work against women, especially....this book will serve as quite the mirror for the inherent biases many people hold about who can do what and why."
-Roxane Gay, New York Times bestselling author of Bad Feminist

"Land's English degree didn't provide a golden ticket out of poverty....but it gave her pride and dignity."
-New York Post

"Captivating....Eye-opening and heartrending, [CLASS] will provide succor for readers who've faced similar hardships and essential education for anyone who hasn't. It's another stirring personal history from one of the foremost chroniclers of 21st-century economic anxiety."
-Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"A beautiful memoir that's an honest portrayal [of] persistence and life and writing and children. Stephanie Land did the work, and it shows."
-Neil Gaiman

"An illuminating portrait of a part of the higher education experience that is often ignored...a powerful read."
-Kirkus

"An incredible and heart-wrenching memoir that ruminates on higher education, class, and single motherhood....as infuriating as it is inspiring, and it should be considered required reading for anyone with even a passing interest in narratives of wealth and work, the lived experience of prejudicial U.S. safety net systems, or social justice."
-Shelf Awareness

"A riveting new memoir about life as a single mother trying to finish her college education and build a writing career after escaping poverty and abuse. Land crafts a poignant and eye-opening story about a failing educational system and the barriers and gatekeeping she faced both personally and professionally on the way to fulfilling her dreams."
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