{"product_id":"book-f5sc","title":"Essential Labor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eLike a Mother\u003c\/em\u003e comes a reflection on the state of caregiving in America, and an exploration of mothering as a means of social change.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Covid-19 pandemic shed fresh light on a long-overlooked truth: mothering is among the only essential work humans do. In response to the increasing weight placed on mothers and caregivers—and the lack of a social safety net to support them—writer Angela\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eGarbes found herself pondering a vital question: How, under our current circumstances that leave us lonely, exhausted, and financially strained, might we demand more from American family life? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eEssential Labor,\u003c\/em\u003e Garbes explores assumptions about care, work, and deservedness, offering a deeply personal and rigorously reported look at what mothering is, and can be. A first-generation Filipino-American, Garbes shares the perspective of her family's complicated relationship to care work, placing mothering in a global context—the invisible economic engine that has been historically demanded of women of color. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGarbes contends that while the labor of raising children is devalued in America, the act of mothering offers the radical potential to create a more equitable society. In \u003cem\u003eEssential Labor, \u003c\/em\u003eGarbes reframes the physically and mentally draining work of meeting a child's bodily and emotional needs as opportunities to find meaning, to nurture a deeper sense of self, pleasure, and belonging. This is highly skilled labor, work that impacts society at its most foundational level.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart galvanizing manifesto, part poignant narrative, \u003cem\u003eEssential Labor\u003c\/em\u003e is a beautifully rendered reflection on care that reminds us of the irrefutable power and beauty of mothering.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49343474630960,"sku":"BDf5sc","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49343474696496,"sku":"ZEf5sc","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49343474762032,"sku":"ZMf5sc","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/f5sc-Square-cover.jpg?v=1777088609","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-f5sc","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}