The Girl's Guide to Homelessness: A Memoir - Softcover

Karp, Brianna

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0373892357 ISBN 13: 9780373892358

Publisher: Harlequin Books, 2011

Synopsis

Brianna Karp entered the workforce at age ten, supporting her mother and sister throughout her teen years in Southern California. Although her young life was scarred by violence and abuse, Karp stayed focused on her dream of a steady job and a home of her own. By age twenty-two her dream became reality. Karp loved her job as an executive assistant and signed the lease on a tiny cottage near the beach.

And then the Great Recession hit. Karp, like millions of others, lost her job. In the six months between the day she was laid off and the day she was forced out onto the street, Karp scrambled for temp work and filed hundreds of job applications, only to find all doors closed. When she inherited a thirty-foot travel trailer after her father's suicide, Karp parked it in a Walmart parking lot and began to blog about her search for work and a way back.

About this title

About the Author:

BRIANNA KARP is a passionate advocate and spokesperson for the homeless. She lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Visit her at GirlsGuidetoHomelessness.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harlequin Books
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0373892357
• ISBN 13: 9780373892358
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 344