Class

A Memoir

De: Stephanie Land

Narrado por: Stephanie Land

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

A Good Morning America Book Club Pick
A New York Times Most Anticipated Books of Fall

From the New York Times bestselling author who inspired the hit Netflix series about a struggling mother barely making ends meet as a housecleaner, a “raw and inspiring” (People) memoir about college, motherhood, poverty, and life after Maid.

When Stephanie Land set out to write her memoir Maid, she never could have imagined what was to come. Handpicked by President Barack Obama as one of the best books of 2019, he called it an “unflinching look at America’s class divide…and a reminder of the dignity of all work.” Later, it was adapted into the hit Netflix series Maid, which was viewed by sixty-seven 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.

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.

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"This deeply touching memoir sheds light on the seemingly insurmountable challenges encountered by impoverished people seeking better lives for themselves and their families. Fans of Maid and the Netflix series inspired by the book will want to listen to this." (Susan Cox)

"Stephanie Land, who wrote MAID, had a laser-focused goal to succeed as a writer, and this memoir proves that in spades. Her presentation of her life, which included an abusive husband, an unpredictable father to her daughter, and financial challenges, would send anyone over the edge. It all got her down, but she never gave up. Land’s exacting words and notable phrasing immerse listeners in a story of poverty, including the sacrifices she made to graduate from college and then get a Master of Fine Arts so she could write for a living. She concludes with an epilogue explaining her current successes. Fans of her previous work will be drawn to this memoir for its honesty, integrity, and candor."

A story told with truth, humor, and hope about a heavy subject.

If you have experienced not knowing how you were going to make it financially and emotionally as a mom this book is the story you need to hear to know you are not alone. If you haven’t experienced this, this is the story you need to hear.

It is a story about extremely difficult life circumstances told with humor, truth, and hope. Not to light, not to dark, just right.

It is impactful and beautiful woven personal narrative. This book gives a personal insight into what it can be like trying to survive around and below the poverty line. It gives soul, life, form and a voice to the facts about surviving on low income that the data and statistics can not give.

A beautiful continuation of Stephanie’s story. I cannot wait for her next book!

The raw truth behind telling her own story

Maybe I’m biased from being raised by a single mom; I knew I had to pre order this book after watching Maid on Netflix. I have never read a story like this. My heart was comforted by this book

Great book by a true writer!

Loved Maid before it ever hit Netflix and this book is the perfect sequel. Loved having the author narrate it

Life is hard for all and harder for some but find a way and don’t give up.

This story reminds us that we never know what people are struggling with so be kind and compassionate and offer to lend a hand.

Inspiring

Both of the author’s books are inspiring and empowering. I highly recommend Maid and Class.