![]() “When he finally punched out the window in the door, it was like I finally had physical evidence and something that I could show somebody,” she said. When Jamie's threats turned into physical blows, Land said that she took careful note of his actions so she could tell the court. “Even in the court system, I mean, I was told a reasonable person wouldn't feel threatened by his actions.” “I would go to the post office in town, and people would stop me and say, 'I can't believe you're taking this child away from their dad, like, how horrible can you be?'” she recalled. And though the abuse that she suffered was reality, Land revealed to TODAY that she would oftentimes find herself thinking that no one would believe her pain if she lacked marks and bruises. Jamie’s frequent outbursts quickly turned into emotionally violent threats. ![]() She explained that she did it all to provide for her child, who now goes by their middle name “Story" and uses they/them pronouns. The autobiography chronicles Land in her 20’s and 30’s as a financially-strained single mom, survivor of domestic abuse and nomad, taking odd jobs such as cleaning bathrooms at the homes of friends and working in landscaping. “I wanted the book to be more about domestic violence and, and kind of the estrangement from family and then making it to college,” Land said in an exclusive interview with TODAY. Despite the title of both the book and series, each have proven to be about much more than a female protagonist tasked with cleaning the homes of the affluent. ![]() Released in 2019, Land’s memoir has since been adapted into the critically-acclaimed, unflinching Netflix miniseries “Maid,” starring actor Margaret Qualley. The bestselling book, which caught the attention of esteemed leaders like former President Barack Obama and Vice President Kamala Harris, highlights the reality of people who live off of low-paid service work - a population in America that Land refers to as “invisible.” ![]()
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