I have mixed feelings about this book. On the one hand, it demonstrates how difficult life can be for someone who doesn't have much of a support system (family, friends), while they're struggling to survive and raise a small child. On the other hand, I was frustrated about the decisions she made throughout the book, including squandering a $4,000 tax refund when she clearly needed to find another apartment to rent (as an example). And one thing that horrified me was how she wrote about her clients' personal lives and belongings. She tries on their clothes, sits in their bathtubs to cry, brings toiletries to their homes so that she can use their lighted mirrors, and much more. Her customers must know that she wrote this book, and if they read it, they would see what she writes about their lives and the things she did in their homes. I can only imagine their feelings of betrayal, especially the ones who were kind to her. A lot of her complaints are about the unreliable work schedule and the long commute to customers' homes, so why didn't she try to get a job with no commute? There's a lot to think and talk about in this book, and it's a quick read, so it would be good for book clubs that are interested in non-fiction, memoirs, and social issues.
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