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

How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz'Cruz once again offers a fresh glimpse of immigration, womanhood, aspiration and gentrification . . . told in Cara's unfailingly frank, sometimes hilarious, voice' Washington PostWrite 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.

She highlights connections and analyses today's struggles against state terror

But during the journey

named after a deadly poison

And as the darkness gathers and they perch patiently on their branch waiting for her return

But bees are in danger

Where are the most explosive volcanoes

'Shirley Jackson's stories are among the most terrifying ever written' Donna Tartt

depressed - and very reluctant to admit they are

pass on to others

importantly and refreshingly

They should be sworn enemies if they're to be seen as men at all

'McGahern brings us that tonic gift of the best fiction