Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive

At 28, Stephanie Land’s plans of breaking free from the roots of her hometown to chase her dreams of attending a university and becoming a writer were cut short when a summer fling turned into an unexpected pregnancy. She turned to housekeeping to make ends meet, and with a tenacious grip on her dream to provide her daughter the very best life possible, Land worked days and took classes online to earn a college degree, and began to write relentlessly. She wrote the true stories that weren’t being told: the stories of overworked and underpaid Americans. Maid (Hachette) explores the underbelly of upper-middle class America and the reality of what it’s like to be in service to them.