{"product_id":"paid-servant-braithwaite","title":"Paid Servant by E. R. Braithwaite (1962)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eA welfare worker confronts prejudice and responsibility\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVintage Good Condition\u003c\/strong\u003e - with worn corners and spine ends and small tears. Page edges, endpapers and opening pages foxed. Ownership marks and bookseller's stamp inside. Published 1962.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the classroom experiences recounted in To Sir, With Love, E. R. Braithwaite turns to his work with children in need of secure homes and dependable care. Paid Servant follows the practical and emotional demands of welfare work in London, where decisions about placement are complicated by poverty, family circumstances and racial prejudice. Braithwaite’s position as a Black professional sharpens his awareness of assumptions that can obstruct both the worker and the children he hopes to help. Encounters with foster families, colleagues and vulnerable young people give the account its human focus. Reflective and personal, the book considers the limits of official responsibility alongside the persistence and compassion required to make a difference in lives shaped by forces beyond their control.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Value Junction ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67890396528852,"sku":"TVJ-035043","price":34.5,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/3059\/2980\/files\/TVJ-035043-1.jpg?v=1792545138","url":"https:\/\/thevaluejunction.co.nz\/products\/paid-servant-braithwaite","provider":"The Value Junction ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}