justice unbound book club
“Reading is an exercise in empathy; an exercise in walking in someone else’s shoes for a while.”
Malorie Blackman
About Justice Unbound
All are welcome to join Legal Aid Society’s book club, Justice Unbound. We believe that stories have the power to create empathy and connect communities. Our book club aims to explore issues related to civil legal justice, better understand the challenges facing low-income communities, and inspire creative solutions to complicated and systemic issues.
Benefits of Joining
20% discount on all book club books at Carmichaels Bookstore
Invitation to our Books and Breakfeast series (our book discussion events)
Connection with a community of individuals passionate about civil legal justice
Books and Breakfast
Our first Justice Unbound: Books and Breakfast event will be held on Thursday, October 24th, from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at the Louisville Bar Association's office (600 W Main St #110, Louisville, KY 40202).
Guest moderator Judge McKay Chauvin will lead our discussion as we explore this Pulitizer-price-winning work of Appalachian fiction.
Currently Reading…
“I had to stop hoping for someone to come along and love me. I had to do it myself, ducking my head and barreling through anything life brought. I felt like sitting down meant I wasn't doing enough--like the sort of lazy welfare recipient I was assumed to be.”
About MAID by Stephanie Land
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At 28, Stephanie Land’s plans of breaking free from the roots of her hometown in the Pacific Northwest to chase her dreams of attending a university and becoming a writer, were cut short when a summer fling turned into an unexpected pregnancy. She turned to housekeeping to make ends meet, and with a tenacious grip on her dream to provide her daughter the very best life possible, Stephanie worked days and took classes online to earn a college degree, and began to write relentlessly.
Maid explores the underbelly of upper-middle class America and the reality of what it’s like to be in service to them. “I’d become a nameless ghost,” Stephanie writes about her relationship with her clients, many of whom do not know her from any other cleaner, but who she learns plenty about. As she begins to discover more about her clients’ lives-their sadness and love, too-she begins to find hope in her own path.
Her writing as a journalist gives voice to the "servant" worker, and those pursuing the American Dream from below the poverty line. Maid is Stephanie’s story, but it’s not her alone..
