num_pages: 357
description: Liliana is the disappointing daughter of hardworking immigrant parents. She is a girl looking to be rescued from her own insecurities and bad decisions. Unable to afford rent in New York City proper she is craving a life of luxury that isnt hers while subsisting on bagels and coffee. In desperate need of support - emotional and otherwise - she clings to potential saviors never bothering to question if the attachments she forms really fit her. In a parallel storyline her mother Maria is trying to reject all offers of help especially those of her estranged husband whose unexpected generosity forces her to revisit past mistakes she hasn't come to terms with. Enmeshed in her own drama she doesnt notice her daughters troubles until its too late. Desperate to keep Liliana from making a mistake that will alter the course of her life Maria reveals her best-kept secret a story so shocking it might have the power to jerk Liliana back to reality. It could on the other hand alienate her forever. DOGS WITH BAGELS is a story about the American dream gone bad. It is also a story about mothers and daughters about female friendships the struggle to survive in one of the worlds most expensive cities and womens secret desire to have wild passionate sex with their exes. A cross between Bridgett Jones Diary and Sex and the City - with an accent! - DOGS WITH BAGELS is as addictive as a trashy tabloid you can't seem to put down.
language: English
title: Dogs with Bagels
publisher: CreateSpace