Richland Library Ballentine
All Booked Up
Tuesday, July 12, 2022 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Join us for a book group discussion of this month’s title, Maid, by Stephanie Land. For more information or to arrange to pick up a book call Stephanie Mastrocesare at (803) 781-5026.
"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 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, Stephanie 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. Of living on food stamps and WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) coupons to eat. Of the government programs that provided her housing, but that doubled as halfway houses. The aloof government employees who called her lucky for receiving assistance while she didn't feel lucky at all. She wrote to remember the fight, to eventually cut through the deep-rooted stigmas of the working poor."
All Booked Up meets the second Tuesday of every month at Richland Library Ballentine.