Stephanie Alison Walker's LOVE IN THE TIME OF FORECLOSURE is a personal, frontline account of the entire foreclosure process, including the costs no one talks about - the gut-wrenched anxieties and stress-tested marriage, along with the endless support from family and friends.
Stehpanie narrates her and husband's battle from their first foreclosure notice to the day they move out, complete with Kafka-esque lenders, last-ditch phone calls to the governor, realtors from hell and awkward looks across the office.
She's sharing her story so others know what to expect - from lenders, ...
Stephanie Alison Walker's LOVE IN THE TIME OF FORECLOSURE is a personal, frontline account of the entire foreclosure process, including the costs no one talks about - the gut-wrenched anxieties and stress-tested marriage, along with the endless support from family and friends.
Stehpanie narrates her and husband's battle from their first foreclosure notice to the day they move out, complete with Kafka-esque lenders, last-ditch phone calls to the governor, realtors from hell and awkward looks across the office.
She's sharing her story so others know what to expect - from lenders, from brokers, from the family across the street. Steph hopes to remove the stigma of foreclosure, and her positive attitude, even as she loses everything, is a lesson for everyone in times like these.
Essential reading for anyone who owns, has owned or fantasizes about owning a home
Sara Clemence
Stephanie Walker writes about tough experiences with honesty, humor and a good dose of optimism. Her story is a window on a downturn that's affected millions of Americans - for worse, but also sometimes for better. There are life lessons in here for all of us.
Product Details
BN ID: 2940013636002
Publisher: Outpost19
Publication date: 10/4/2011
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Sales rank: 407,585
File size: 854 KB
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Meet the Author
Stephanie Alison Walker is a Chicago-based blogger and playwright. In 2008 Stephanie faced foreclosure and lived to tell the tale on her blog "Love in the Time of Foreclosure," which has been called “A heartbreaking work of staggering acceptance” and has been featured on the front page of the Los Angeles Times, NPR’s "Planet Money," American Public Media’s "The Story with Dick Gordon," BusinessWeek magazine, Chicago Magazine and The Huffington Post.
Her latest full-length play "American Home" is based on her experience fighting foreclosure. Stephanie lives as a renter in a lovely apartment on the north side of Chicago with her husband Bob, son Malcolm and Pug Dog Pablo. She is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America, Chicago Dramatists Network Playwrights, Lizard Claw Playwrights and Courier 12 Collective. She loves hearing from readers and encourages e-mail: .
Join the Love in the Time of Foreclosure community on Facebook for inspiration, camaraderie and tips: http://www.facebook.com/Loveinthetimeofforeclosure
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Stephanie Alison Walker's LOVE IN THE TIME OF FORECLOSURE is a personal, frontline account of the entire foreclosure process, including the costs no one talks about - the gut-wrenched anxieties and stress-tested marriage, along with the endless support from family and friends.Stehpanie narrates her and husband's battle from their first foreclosure notice to the day they move out, complete with Kafka-esque lenders, last-ditch phone calls to the governor, realtors from hell and awkward looks across the office.
She's sharing her story so others know what to expect - from lenders, ...