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New York Times bestselling author Xochitl Gonzalez delivers a
mesmerizing novel about a first-generation Ivy League student who
uncovers the genius work of a female artist decades after her
suspicious death Who gets to leave a legacy? 1985. Anita de Monte,
a rising star in the art world, is found dead in New York City; her
tragic death is the talk of the town. Until it isn't. By 1998
Anita's name has been all but forgotten--certainly by the time
Raquel, a third-year art history student is preparing her final
thesis. On College Hill, surrounded by progeny of film producers,
C-Suite executives, and international art-dealers, most of whom
float through life knowing that their futures are secured, Raquel
feels herself an outsider. Students of color, like Raquel, are the
minority there, and the pressure to work twice as hard for the same
opportunities is no secret. But when Raquel becomes romantically
involved with a well-connected older art student, she finds herself
unexpectedly rising up the social ranks. As she attempts to
straddle both worlds, she stumbles upon Anita's story, raising
questions about the dynamics of her own relationship, which eerily
mirrors that of the forgotten artist. Moving back and forth through
time and told from the perspectives of both women, Anita de Monte
Laughs Last, is a propulsive, witty examination of power, love, and
art, daring to ask who gets to be remembered and who is left behind
in the rarefied world of the elite.
'Deeply satisfying and nuanced . . . a tender exploration of love
in its many forms' Observer 'Gonzalez couples engrossing political
intrigue with engagingly flawed characters you can't help but root
for' Mail on Sunday It's 2017, and Olga and her brother, Pedro
'Prieto' Acevedo, are bold-faced names in their hometown of New
York. Prieto is a popular congressman representing their
gentrifying, Latinx neighborhood in Brooklyn, while Olga is the
tony wedding planner for Manhattan's power brokers. Despite their
alluring public lives, behind closed doors things are far less
rosy. Sure, Olga can orchestrate the love stories of the one
percent, but she can't seem to find her own . . . until she meets
Matteo, who forces her to confront the effects of long-held family
secrets. Twenty-seven years ago, their mother, Blanca, a Young
Lord-turned-radical, abandoned her children to advance a militant
political cause, leaving them to be raised by their grandmother.
Now, with the winds of hurricane season, Blanca has come barreling
back into their lives. Set against the backdrop of New York City in
the months surrounding the most devastating hurricane in Puerto
Rico's history, Olga Dies Dreaming is a story that examines
political corruption, familial strife and the very notion of the
American dream - all while asking what it really means to weather a
storm.
'Deeply satisfying and nuanced . . . a tender exploration of love
in its many forms' Observer 'Gonzalez couples engrossing political
intrigue with engagingly flawed characters you can't help but root
for' Mail on Sunday It's 2017, and Olga and her brother, Pedro
'Prieto' Acevedo, are bold-faced names in their hometown of New
York. Prieto is a popular congressman representing their
gentrifying, Latinx neighborhood in Brooklyn, while Olga is the
tony wedding planner for Manhattan's power brokers. Despite their
alluring public lives, behind closed doors things are far less
rosy. Sure, Olga can orchestrate the love stories of the one
percent, but she can't seem to find her own . . . until she meets
Matteo, who forces her to confront the effects of long-held family
secrets. Twenty-seven years ago, their mother, Blanca, a Young
Lord-turned-radical, abandoned her children to advance a militant
political cause, leaving them to be raised by their grandmother.
Now, with the winds of hurricane season, Blanca has come barreling
back into their lives. Set against the backdrop of New York City in
the months surrounding the most devastating hurricane in Puerto
Rico's history, Olga Dies Dreaming is a story that examines
political corruption, familial strife and the very notion of the
American dream - all while asking what it really means to weather a
storm.
'Deeply satisfying and nuanced . . . a tender exploration of love
in its many forms' Observer 'Gonzalez couples engrossing political
intrigue with engagingly flawed characters you can't help but root
for' Mail on Sunday It's 2017, and Olga and her brother, Pedro
'Prieto' Acevedo, are bold-faced names in their hometown of New
York. Prieto is a popular congressman representing their
gentrifying, Latinx neighborhood in Brooklyn, while Olga is the
tony wedding planner for Manhattan's power brokers. Despite their
alluring public lives, behind closed doors things are far less
rosy. Sure, Olga can orchestrate the love stories of the one
percent, but she can't seem to find her own . . . until she meets
Matteo, who forces her to confront the effects of long-held family
secrets. Twenty-seven years ago, their mother, Blanca, a Young
Lord-turned-radical, abandoned her children to advance a militant
political cause, leaving them to be raised by their grandmother.
Now, with the winds of hurricane season, Blanca has come barreling
back into their lives. Set against the backdrop of New York City in
the months surrounding the most devastating hurricane in Puerto
Rico's history, Olga Dies Dreaming is a story that examines
political corruption, familial strife and the very notion of the
American dream - all while asking what it really means to weather a
storm.
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