Many thanks to NetGalley and Gallery Books for gifting me a digital ARC of this insightful book by Elissa Strauss. All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 4.5 stars!
Journalist Elissa Strauss delves into the history and power of caregiving in our personal lives and our wider community. This is a subject that explores how our current societal value system ignores the subject and price of caregiving, but it's a subject that every human will face - as a carer and as a receiver of care.
As someone who has spent the last 3+ years caring for an aged parent in our home, this book struck a chord with me. I loved how Strauss talked about the privilege of not only giving care but receiving it. She uses many historical and personal stories talking about the value of caregiving of children, spouses, parents, strangers. She also acknowledged all the challenges caregivers face - from monetary, to stress, to resentment, to fulfillment. Those in charge of making policy decisions would be aided by reading this book.
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