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How not to drown in a glass of water, Angie Cruz

Label
How not to drown in a glass of water, Angie Cruz
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
novels
Main title
How not to drown in a glass of water
Medium
text large print
Oclc number
1347243121
Responsibility statement
Angie Cruz
Summary
Cara Romero thought she would work at the factory of little lamps for the rest of her life. But when she loses her job in the Great Recession, she is forced back into the job market for the first time in decades. Set up with a job counselor, Cara instead begins to narrate the story of her life. She recounts her tempestuous love affairs, her relationships with her neighbor Lulu and her sister Angela, her struggles with debt, gentrification, and loss, and what really happened between her and her estranged son, Fernando. As Cara confronts her darkest secrets and regrets, we see a woman buffeted by life but still full of fight -- Page [4] of cover
Target audience
adult
Content
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