{"product_id":"like-one-of-the-family-9780807050743","title":"Like One of the Family","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRecommended by \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe hilarious, uncompromising novel about African American domestic workers—from a trailblazer in Black women’s literature and now featuring a foreword by Roxane Gay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e First published in Paul Robeson’s newspaper, \u003ci\u003eFreedom\u003c\/i\u003e, and composed of a series of conversations between Mildred, a black domestic, and her friend Marge, \u003ci\u003eLike One of the Family\u003c\/i\u003e is a wry, incisive portrait of working women in Harlem in the 1950s. Rippling with satire and humor, Mildred’s outspoken accounts vividly capture her white employers’ complacency and condescension—and their startled reactions to a maid who speaks her mind and refuses to exchange dignity for pay.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Upon publication the book sparked a critique of working conditions, laying the groundwork for the contemporary domestic worker movement. Although she was critically praised, Childress’s uncompromising politics and unflinchi","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48737422311767,"sku":"9780807050743","price":16.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780807050743.jpg?v=1723811184","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/like-one-of-the-family-9780807050743","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}