Bond Papers

Bond Papers

Precarious

With no sense of community, there is no hope.

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Edward Hollett
Dec 01, 2025
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A book cover that shows migrant workers working in the field.

A book title hits you.

In a local bookstore after a decent meal on a damp Friday night less than a month before Christmas.

There it is on the shelf.

Lush green field and tiny blobs, almost insects, in the lines between the bushes.

Precarious.

The subtitle says the book is about migrant workers.

Like wetbacks.

Or Okies.

Lots of derogatory words for people caug…

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