About this Event
The Boozy Book Club is a new twist on book clubs.
- Read the selected book (discount available at Gilbert and Ivy)
- Join us to enjoy your choice of themed beverages and snacks
- Discuss the book and make new friends
Date: May 6, 2025 at 6:30 pm
Themes: Tequila and Hispanic Authors
Book: How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz
Cost: $20 per person (book not included)
Location: Prairie Ronde Artist Gallery; 101 East Prairie Street - Vicksburg
Registration Required: Seating Limited
This event is brought to you by Gilbert and Ivy, the Prairie Ronde Artist Residency and The Bar Babes.
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.
Structurally inventive and emotionally kaleidoscopic, How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water is Angie Cruz’s most ambitious and moving novel yet, and Cara is a heroine for the ages.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Prairie Ronde Artist Gallery, 101 East Prairie Street, Vicksburg, United States
USD 23.31 to USD 153.30