Before I ever read this book, I used to have a negative perspective of homeless people because from what I've seen and heard, homeless people used to be just beggers on the street, only asking for money because they were too lazy to find a job. Reading this book, however, made me realize that homeless people are REAL people who aren't "lazy", like I thought before, but just troubled souls. This book tells the memoirs of five homeless women: Gayle, Ann, Georgia, Dionne, and Angie. All of these women were not always homeless, but became homeless because of addiction, depression, unhappiness, etc. They tell their stories to help others not to follow their paths, and also help people understand that homeless people are just like the rest of us. I encourage anyone and everyone to read this book because it really was perspective changing, and I think more people need to get a reality check and understand that although one is homeless, one is still a human being.