from hope3957

I really enjoyed following the author while she found a home and renovated it. It was an interesting read in watch what and where you are buying when looking for a house to buy. It was interesting to read after watching so many house buying stories on TV. Her obstacles were incredible as she work...

from nktk

You know you've moved into a dangerous place when the first person who learns of your pregnancy is the neighborhood drug dealer. Home Girl is the memoir of Judith Matloff. Judith was a journalist traveling all over the world covering the news, when she decided to finally settle down with her fell...

from kcnjamie

Home Girl by Judith Matloff is a memoir about Judith's journey in Harlem. Judith and her husband move into a fixer-upper in Harlem, NY at what is called before Sept. 11, 2001 "ground-zero"-- the hub of Dominican drug activities. Judith moved to home in order to be in a more stable and safer envir...

from edreiling

A well-written autobiographical account detailing a move from abroad back to New York City, specifically West Harlem. The times were tough in this drug infested neighborhood, and Judith details her struggle to overcome adversity and establish a home and life in this neighborhood. Very vivid descr...

from memasmb

Story begins with a foreign correspondent, Judith Matloff, who has travelled the world from one dangerous situation to another. She falls in love in South Africa, marries a Dutchman, loses a baby in Russia and then decides to settle down in West Harlem, New York. On her own, she purchases an old ...