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Virtual Book Reading and Discussion: Elizabeth Gonzalez James, Mona at Sea

August 18, 2021

6 pm (MST)

Live Via Zoom. Register HERE

Mona is a Millennial perfectionist who fails upwards in the midst of the 2008 economic crisis. Despite her potential, and her top-of-her-class college degree, Mona finds herself unemployed, living with her parents, and adrift in life and love. Mona’s the sort who says exactly the right thing at absolutely the wrong moments, seeing the world through a cynic’s eyes. In the financial and social malaise of the early 2000s, Mona walks a knife’s edge as she faces down unemployment, underemployment, the complexities of adult relationships, and the downward spiral of her parents’ shattering marriage. The more Mona craves perfection and order, the more she is forced to see that it is never attainable. Mona’s journey asks the question: When we find what gives our life meaning, will we be ready for it?

Free community event

Book: $15.95

Presented by Bookworks and History and Literary Arts Program/NHCC.

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Live via Zoom or in-person
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