Writing in with a clear, often tender tone, Sarah Smarsh takes us through five generations of her family's impoverished middle American existence. She explicates the endless issues her family faced, like unsafe work conditions and lack of insurance, and the impossibility of achieving the American Dream due to lack of resources and information. This book challenges the myths about people who earn less, but should not be thought of as lesser.Publisher's description:
Traces the author's turbulent childhood on a Kansas farm in the 1980s and 1990s to reveal her firsthand experiences with cyclical poverty and the corrosive impact of intergenerational poverty on individuals, families and communities.