{"product_id":"9780807050743","title":"Like One of The Family","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new edition of Alice Childress’s classic novel about African American domestic workers, featuring a foreword by Roxane Gay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst 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 1950’s. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUpon 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 unflinching depictions of racism, classism, and sexism relegated her to the fringe of American literature. \u003ci\u003eLike One of the Family\u003c\/i\u003e has been long overlooked, but this new edition, featuring a foreword by best-selling author Roxane Gay, will introduce Childress to a new generation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47015176569072,"sku":"9780807050743","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780807050743_p0.jpg?v=1763725207","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780807050743","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}