Maid

You would think with all of the supposed struggles she overcame, she would have more enthusiasm reading her own story.I could not take the monotone narration and several of the personal accounts seems a little far fetched.

Full disclosure I did not finish this book. I found the author’s story to be filled with negative and complaining under tones. I listened to half of the story before I just had to stop. I am not into listening to a woman be a doormat and complain about it. As Oprah said, “people treat you the way you let them”. I have a feeling this story improves but I am not going to stick it out, I want to listen to something more entertaining.

I understand how hard it is to be a "single mother" . My husband died leaving me a 5 and 6 year old to raise alone. The author made some pretty bad decisions in her life. I find it hard to believe Washington state was so horrible. She clearly went to Montana to get her life on track. The book left me wondering if she was really such a wonderful mother and since she chose to be a single mother, she chose to be a single mother. What did she think her life was going to be like? Her daughter needed a mother, not a buddy. It sounded likeshe was never sure about that role.Having lived in the Pacific northwest, I don't imagine Montana as a "destination"for happiness.

I have greatly enjoyed the recent spate of memoirs about people born and raised working class such as Heartland and Hillybilly Elegy, which is why I was drawn to this book. There is no question the author had a rough life, but I found her lack of responsibility for her life choices to be a major problem and there's really little personal growth.

Stephanie Land is a hero that you can't stop hoping for, cheering for and begging for things to get better.This is the most inspiring book I have read in a long time.