Class

From the New York Times bestselling author who inspired the hit Netflix series about a struggling mother barely making ends meet as a housecleanerΓÇöa gripping memoir about college,motherhoodpovertyand life after Maid. When Stephanie Land set out to write her memoir Maidshe never could have imagined what was to come. Handpicked by President Barack Obama as one of the best books of 2019it was called ΓÇ£an eye-opening journey into the lives of the working poorΓÇ¥ (People). Later it was adapted into the hit Netflix series Maidwhich was viewed by 67 million households and was NetflixΓÇÖs fourth most-watched show in 2021garnering three Primetime Emmy Award nominations. StephanieΓÇÖs escape out of poverty and abuse in search of a better life inspired millions. Maid was a story about a housecleanerbut it was also a story about a woman with a dream. In ClassLand takes us with her as she finishes college and pursues her writing career. Facing barriers at every turn including a byzantine loan systemnot having enough money for foodnavigating the judgments of professors and fellow students who didnΓÇÖt understand the demands of attending college while under the poverty lineΓÇöLand finds a way to survive once againfinally 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 clearcandidand moving proseClass grapples with these questionsoffering a searing indictment of AmericaΓÇÖs educational system and an inspiring testimony of a motherΓÇÖs triumph against all odds.