![]() ![]() Its unforgettable scenes of hope and loss remind us of the centrality of home, without which nothing else is possible"-Publisher's website Based on years of embedded fieldwork and painstakingly gathered data, this masterful book transforms our understanding of extreme poverty and economic exploitation while providing fresh ideas for solving a devastating, uniquely American problem. As we see families forced into shelters, squalid apartments, or more dangerous neighborhoods, we bear witness to the human cost of America's vast inequality-and to people's determination and intelligence in the face of hardship. In vivid, intimate prose, Desmond provides a ground-level view of one of the most urgent issues facing America today. ![]() But today, most poor renting families are spending more than half of their income on housing, and eviction has become ordinary, especially for single mothers. ![]() "Even in the most desolate areas of American cities, evictions used to be rare. ![]()
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