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The Lucky Girl Prevails: a review of THE BIG TIME by Ingrid Lucia

 


Like many child performers, Ingrid Lucia didn’t have much of a choice. She was expected at an early age to entertain. She danced with her family band as they performed in Jackson Square in New Orleans, the underground subways of New York City, and traveled with two Mexican circuses. Whenever she wanted to call it quits, her father would tell her “The Big Time” was just around the corner.

 

I’ve been friends with Ingrid for over twenty years and have heard many wild stories of her unconventional upbringing. The last book I read was her mother’s memoir, Baja Journey, which offered great insight into Ingrid’s earliest days. The Big Time is the rest of her story.

 

Through letters, essays, poems, and many photographs, Ingrid shows the unique perspective of the world she was born into and how it continues to shape the person she is today. Against her father’s advice, she pursued a career as a vocalist and became a bandleader in New York City in her early twenties. Her career progressed, but something held it back each time ultimate success seemed imminent. She returned to New Orleans with a husband and a child on the way. For decades, she traveled the world for gigs. She wrote songs, recorded CDs, and performed in many venues. Yet alcohol, an occupational hazard in that industry, became a problem and nearly killed her.

 

Without bitterness or self-pity, she chronicles in honest detail her struggles with the substance, rehab, and eventually a liver transplant. Her humor, openness, bravery, and extreme gratitude shine throughout this memoir.

 

Like her song, “Lucky Girl,” Ingrid Lucia has been fortunate. I can’t wait to see what’s next for her. 

 

Find Maxine Pearlman’s memoir, Baja Journey, here and Ingrid Lucia’s memoir, The Big Time, here.


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