Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive (2019) by Stephanie Land

This book was both a depressing and hopeful read, one which provides an honest glimpse into what it is like for a single young mother doing the best she can to help her family survive and thrive. Picked up as a result of watching the single season depiction of the book on Netflix I can say this—If there was ever a book that couldn’t be more different than its on-screen depiction it is this one. According to what Netflix delivered, much of what is found in this actual memoir was sensationalized (or actually happened and was excluded from the initial written work). This isn’t to say that the story isn’t an important one to be told, because it most certainly is, just that Hollywood clearly doesn’t understand how to convey a truthful story without deviating from what actually happened. Worth a read for many of the same reason why reading Educated by Tara Westover and Heartland by Sarah Smarsh are worth reading.