Maid: A Barack Obama Summer Reading Pick and now a major Netflix series!

This book highlights all too well the privilege of having family and friends around you who will lift you up in times of need. Stephanie‘s story has little to do with making bad decisions and it simply shows how circumstances can be so different for us all. Getting pregnant at 28 is hardly something to sneer at and many in this situation would have parents to help and potentially a degree behind them already. I wanted to jump into the book and give Stephanie a hug. Having so little support and having to struggle through this rough time making all the big and little decisions solo would have been so isolating -to say the least. I applaud her success in climbing out of her struggle and still enjoy watching her savour all the richer moments in life through her Twitter and Instagram. You go girl!