COMADRES & FRIENDS
WELCOMED!
Join us for All or any
of these events.
RSVP at lascomadresNY@gmail.com
August 15 (Tues) –
Comadres & Friends Book Club, 6:00pm,
Bryant Park
Reading Room, 42nd Street & 6th Avenue
Look for the Comadres table and the balloons!
NEW BOOK! LUCIA ZARATE by Cecilia Velastegui.
The book is based on the poignant, real-life odyssey of the world's smallest woman. Pretty and gregarious, Lucia Zárate was just twenty inches tall. A celebrity after her 'display' at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial International Exhibition, Lucia's extraordinary, heartbreaking story is one of exploitation by greedy sideshow hucksters and a fishbowl existence on the road, from New York to Victorian London. We follow the adventures of diminutive Lucia Zárate and her devoted governess as they grapple with life and death, finding joy and adventure in their bumpy sideshow journey of more than fourteen years. This is an artfully balanced novel that is a mesmerizing tale of survival, resilience, and the uplifting force of friendship.
The book is based on the poignant, real-life odyssey of the world's smallest woman. Pretty and gregarious, Lucia Zárate was just twenty inches tall. A celebrity after her 'display' at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial International Exhibition, Lucia's extraordinary, heartbreaking story is one of exploitation by greedy sideshow hucksters and a fishbowl existence on the road, from New York to Victorian London. We follow the adventures of diminutive Lucia Zárate and her devoted governess as they grapple with life and death, finding joy and adventure in their bumpy sideshow journey of more than fourteen years. This is an artfully balanced novel that is a mesmerizing tale of survival, resilience, and the uplifting force of friendship.
PLUS! Our “Conversations
with book” is THE QUEEN ENCHILADA COOKBOOK by Sylvia Casares.
August 16 (Wed) –
Movie Night. “Girls Trip” at the AMC Loews Theatre on 19
Street & Broadway.
Meet in front of
theatre at 6:45pm.
August 28 (Mon) –
Comadres & Friends Book Club Teleconference & Twitter Chat, 8:00pm EST
Register at www.latinolit.com. Listen in as we interview the
month’s authors about their books and
new projects. Join us on the TwitterChat
as well. Our hashtag is #ReadLatinoLit
August 31 (Thurs) –
Chihuly Night at the Bronx Botanical Garden, tickets are $35.
Show starts at 6:30pm. Get tickets at: https://www.nybg.org/event/chihuly-2/chihuly-nights/
September 21 (Thurs) –
September Comadrazo at Credit Suisse,
6:00pm
#ComadresFun
