"I avoided the word 'homeless' ", says brianna karp in this memoir by a homeless Californian woman. Brianna Karp didn't fit the classical profile of a hom,eless person. She slept in a trailer and not in the streets or a shelter. Still, she brings to life her juorneys, sufferings a disappointing love affair and her mother who was an oppressive Jehovah Witness. North America's uncaring conservatism is outlined in spades when Karp's erratic British boyfriend tells her that in his country, "Everybody gets free health care, homeless people go on a waiting list and get a free flat. " The Canadian homeless should be so lucky. Karp takes us into the lives of the U.S. of A.'s underclass and their desperate attempts to survive. Her book provokes not just pity for the homeless but anger over their condition.
"The Girl's Guide to Homelessness by brianna karp: a memoir. Harlequin.
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