From the Bookshelf of Open Books West Loop Book Club…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
No group discussions for this book yet.
What Members Thought
This is an essential read. The author has done the work. I mean, so much in-depth work that it’s nearly breathtaking. Poverty is a grind. If you haven’t lived it (I am fortunate, and haven’t) you will never know how difficult it is to pull yourself out of it. Desmond applies a wonderful narrative ability to take us there. To make us see and feel in a way that is why I freaking love books. They say stories can help build empathy, and this is why. This book is why. And his scholarly work backs it
...more
Apr 25, 2017
Carole
marked it as to-read
