Hand to Mouth
the truth about being poor in a wealthy world
$51.68
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
29 September 2014
Summary
Hand to Mouth: An Insider’s Look at Poverty in America
Linda Tirado knows from experience what it is to be poor, to struggle to make ends meet. She has worked all hours as a food service worker in a chain restaurant to support her young family. She knows what it’s like to have problems you wish you could fix, but no money, energy, or resources to fix them, and no hope of getting any.
In 2013, an essay on the everyday realities of poverty that Tirado wrote and posted online w…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349005485 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0349005486 |
| Author: | Linda Tirado |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Virago Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 29 September 2014 |
| Weight: | 384g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 158mm x 22mm |
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I’ve been waiting for this book for a long time. Devastatingly smart and funny, consistently entertaining and unflinchingly on target. Linda Tirado is the real thing
Conveys harsh realities with the unshakeable integrity of true, lived experience, combined with brilliant analysis, deep intelligence and flaming humour … Anyone interested in fairness and justice should read this bookHand to Mouth is phenomenal. Profoundly moving, smart, brilliantAbout The Author
Linda Tirado
Linda Tirado is married with two children and lives in Washington DC. Until 2014, she worked as a food service worker in a chain restaurant. She blogs, writes and campaigns on poverty and class issues. Since her online essay ‘Why I Make Terrible Decisions’ went viral around the world in autumn 2013, she has received speaking and commentary requests from numerous media outlets and institutions. Hand to Mouth is her first book.
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