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Unable to afford rent, Mia-a community college student-lives out of her car, cleaning houses of the well-to-do in the LA area to meet her shoestring budget. Then Covid hits, and everything changes. For people living in houses and apartments, with stay-at-home jobs, the pandemic was inconvenient. For Mia-a student and housekeeper whose budget is so tight she lives in her car-the pandemic destroys the very source of her paltry income. Fortunately, gutsy and funny Mia is a determined survivor. After weeks of cutting her limited spending even further, missing meals along the way, her wealthy employers become desperate for her services again. This time, she's determined not to let them take advantage of her as they have in the past. Her newfound confidence gives her new hope as she works to escape the shackles of poverty on her own terms. Sally Rooney meets Elizabeth Strout in this brilliant fiction debut.
About the author
Dr. Kate Gale is co-founder and managing editor of Red Hen Press, editor of the
Los Angeles Review, and a teacher in the low residency MFA program at the University of Nebraska in poetry. She is author of seven books of poetry including
The Goldilocks Zone (University of New Mexico Press) and Echo Light (Red Mountain), and, most recently,
The Loneliest Girl (University of New Mexico Press). She is also the creator of six librettos including
Rio de Sangre, a libretto for an opera with composer Don Davis, which had its world premiere at the Florentine Opera in Milwaukee. She lives in Los Angeles.
Summary
Unable to afford rent, Mia—a community college student—lives out of her car, cleaning houses of the well-to-do in the LA area to meet her shoestring budget. Then Covid hits, and everything changes.
For people living in houses and apartments, with stay-at-home jobs, the pandemic was inconvenient. For Mia—a student and housekeeper whose budget is so tight she lives in her car—the pandemic destroys the very source of her paltry income. Fortunately, gutsy and funny Mia is a determined survivor. After weeks of cutting her limited spending even further, missing meals along the way, her wealthy employers become desperate for her services again. This time, she’s determined not to let them take advantage of her as they have in the past. Her newfound confidence gives her new hope as she works to escape the shackles of poverty on her own terms. Sally Rooney meets Elizabeth Strout in this brilliant fiction debut.
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2024 Tour Dates for Kate Gale
April 28: Chicago, IL
Reading and signing at Chicago Book Cellar
Kate Gale with Francesca Bell, Elise Paschen, and Rebeccah Faulkner
May 1: Portland, OR
Reading and signing at Broadway Books
Kate Gale With Amber Flame, Kristen Millares Young, And Yuvi Zalkow
May 3: Seattle, WA
Reading and signing at Elliott Bay Book Company
Kate Gale with Alyssa Graybeal, Amber Flame, and Kristen Millares Young
May 4: Sausalito, CA
Reading and signing at Sausalito Books By the Bay
Kate Gale with D.C. Frost
May 9: Los Angeles, CA
Reading and signing at Skylight Books
Kate Gale with Helen Benedict
May 10: San Diego, CA
Reading and signing at The Book Catapult
Kate Gale with E.P. Tuazon
August 14: Virtual
Conversation and Reading via Zoom, hosted by City Lights Bookstore
Kate Gale with Helen Benedict and DC Frost
