An exciting story of a year in a young homeless single mom, her quest to find stability and protection in New York, and the reporter who went too far in telling her story.
Over 45 million Americans are trying to survive below the poverty line, day after day. Every night, nearly 60,000 people sleep in shelters managed by the city of New York, 40% of them children. This Is All I Got makes this issue deeply personal and vividly portrays a woman’s hope and despair and her unwavering determination to improve her situation, despite the many setbacks she faces.
Camila is a new mother of twenty-two years old. She has no family to trust, no partner and no home. Despite her intelligence and determination, the chances are stable against her. Award-winning journalist Lauren Sandler tells the story of a year in Camila’s life from the birth of her son to her first birthday as she travels through the labyrinth of poverty and homelessness in America. When Camila tries to get a university education and a safe place to raise her son, she handles shattered dreams, broken relationships and miles of bureaucracy with courage, grace and resilience. https://1kck.ru/novosti-kompanii/the-road-back-to-you-by-ian-morgan-cron-ebook/
This Is All I Got is a dramatic story of survival and powerful pursuits against a broken system, but it is also a revealing and open representation of the relationship between an integrated journalist and her subject and the limits that are difficult to navigate when it is impossible to remain an impartial observer..
