Adult Book Discussion - "Of Women and Salt" by Gabriela Garcia

Tue, May 30 2023
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Rugby Library

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In present-day Miami, Jeanette is battling addiction. Daughter of Carmen, a Cuban immigrant, she is determined to learn more about her family history from her reticent mother and makes the snap decision to take in the daughter of a neighbor detained by ICE. Carmen, still wrestling with the trauma of displacement, must process her difficult relationship with her own mother while trying to raise a wayward Jeanette. Steadfast in her quest for understanding, Jeanette travels to Cuba to see her grandmother and reckon with secrets from the past destined to erupt.

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Add to My Calendar 05/30/2023 04:00 pm 05/30/2023 05:00 pm America/New_York Adult Book Discussion - "Of Women and Salt" by Gabriela Garcia <p>In present-day Miami, Jeanette is battling addiction. Daughter of Carmen, a Cuban immigrant, she is determined to learn more about her family history from her reticent mother and makes the snap decision to take in the daughter of a neighbor detained by ICE. Carmen, still wrestling with the trauma of displacement, must process her difficult relationship with her own mother while trying to raise a wayward Jeanette. Steadfast in her quest for understanding, Jeanette travels to Cuba to see her grandmother and reckon with secrets from the past destined to erupt.</p> Brooklyn Public Library - Rugby Library MM/DD/YYYY 60