How not to drown in a glass of water

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Write this down: Cara Romero wants to work. 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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‘Cruz once again offers a fresh glimpse of immigration, womanhood, aspiration and gentrification . . . told in Cara’s unfailingly frank, sometimes hilarious, voice’ Washington Post

Write this down: Cara Romero wants to work.

When Cara left the Dominican Republic for America, she thought she would work at the factory of little lamps for the rest of her life. But when the Great Recession hits, she is left unemployed and struggling with the rising rent. To survive, Cara must start again.

Set up with a job counsellor, Cara’s future is to be determined through forms and questionnaires. But answer boxes can’t contain her indomitable personality and tempestuous past, and over the course of twelve sessions we learn of her scandals and struggles, hopes and heartbreaks, why she came to America and what really happened to her son.

When everything is lost, sometimes the only way forward is to go back to the start.

Weight 0.32 kg
Dimensions 21.8 × 14 × 2.6 cm
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Cover

Hardback
Pages

208
Language

English
Edition

Hardback original
Dewey

813.6 (edition:23)
Readership

General – Trade / Code: K