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SUMMARY:Books and Lunch on Tuesdays
DESCRIPTION:What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez\n\nby Claire Jiménez\n\nThe 
 Ramirez women of Staten Island orbit around absence. When 
 thirteen‑year‑old middle child Ruthy disappeared after track practice 
 without a trace\, it left the family scarred and scrambling. One night\, 
 twelve years later\, oldest sister Jessica spots a woman on her TV screen 
 in Catfight\, a raunchy reality show. She rushes to tell her younger 
 sister\, Nina: This woman's hair is dyed red\, and she calls herself Ruby\, 
 but the beauty mark under her left eye is instantly recognizable. Could it 
 be Ruthy\, after all this time?\n\nThe years since Ruthy's disappearance 
 haven't been easy on the Ramirez family. It’s 2008\, and their mother\, 
 Dolores\, still struggles with the loss\, Jessica juggles a newborn baby 
 with her hospital job\, and Nina\, after four successful years at college\, 
 has returned home to medical school rejections and is forced to work in the 
 mall folding tiny bedazzled thongs at the lingerie store.\n\nAfter seeing 
 maybe‑Ruthy on their screen\, Jessica and Nina hatch a plan to drive to 
 where the show is filmed in search of their long‑lost sister. When 
 Dolores catches wind of their scheme\, she insists on joining\, along with 
 her pot-stirring holy roller best friend\, Irene. What follows is a family 
 road trip and reckoning that will force the Ramirez women to finally face 
 the past and look toward a future—with or without Ruthy in it.\n\nWhat 
 Happened to Ruthy Ramirez is a vivid family portrait\, in all its shattered 
 reality\, exploring the familial bonds between women and cycles of 
 generational violence\, colonialism\, race\, and silence\, replete with 
 snark\, resentment\, tenderness\, and\, of course\, love.\n\nJoin Meeting: 
 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/814651580
LOCATION:Aldrich Room
ORGANIZER;CN="Mike Morris":MAILTO:mike.morris@thehowe.org
CATEGORIES:Adult
CONTACT;CN="Mike Morris":MAILTO:mike.morris@thehowe.org
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