Class A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education

<b>From the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author who inspired the hit Netflix series about a struggling mother barely making ends meet as a housecleaner--a gripping memoir about college, motherhood, poverty, and life after <i>Maid</i>.</b><br> <br> <br> <br> When Stephanie Land set out to write her memoir <i>Maid</i>, she never could have imagined what was to come. Handpicked by President Barack Obama as one of the best books of 2019, it was called "an eye-opening journey into the lives of the working poor" (<i>People</i>). Later it was adapted into the hit Netflix series <i>Maid</i>, which was viewed by 67 million households and was Netflix's fourth most-watched show in 2021, garnering three Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Stephanie's escape out of poverty and abuse in search of a better life inspired millions.<br> <br> <br> <br> <i>Maid</i> was a story about a housecleaner, but it was also a story about a woman with a dream. In <i>Class</i>, Land takes us with her as she finishes college and pursues her writing career. Facing barriers at every turn including a byzantine loan system, not having enough money for food, navigating 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.<br> <br> <br> <br> <i>Class</i> paints an intimate and heartbreaking portrait of motherhood as it converges and often conflicts with personal desire and professional ambition. <i>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?</i> In clear, candid, and moving prose, <i>Class</i> 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.