How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz

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How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz

Genre: Fiction

Published: September 13, 2022

Page Count: 191 pages

Summary: 

Cara Romero thought she would work at the factory of little lamps for the rest of her life. But when, in her mid-50s, 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. Over the course of twelve sessions, Cara recounts her tempestuous love affairs, her alternately biting and loving relationships with her neighbor Lulu and her sister Angela, her struggles with debt, gentrification and loss, and, eventually, 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.

 

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"My name is Cara Romero, and I came to this country because my husband wanted to kill me."

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