"Anita de Monte Laughs Last" is a propulsi ve\, 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 . In \;1985. Anita de Monte\, a rising star in the art world\, is foun d dead in New York City\; her tragic death is the talk of the town. Until it isn&rsquo\;t. By 1998 Anita&rsquo\;s name had been all but forgottenâ €•certainly by the time Raquel\, a third-year art history student was preparing her final thesis. On College Hill\, surrounded by privileged stu dents whose futures are already paved out for them\, Raquel feels like an outsider. Students of color\, like her\, are the minority there\, and the pressure to work twice as hard for the same opportunities is no secret. Bu t when Raquel becomes romantically involved with a well-connected older ar t student\, she finds herself unexpectedly rising up the social ranks. As she attempts to straddle both worlds\, she stumbles upon Anita&rsquo\;s st ory\, raising questions about the dynamics of her own relationship\, which eerily mirrors that of the forgotten artist.
\nMoving back and fort h through time and told from the perspectives of both Anita and Raquel\, t his is sure a novel (and a conversation) that you don&rsquo\;t want to mis s. Register now!
\nAbout the Author: \;Xochitl Gonzalez is the&n bsp\;New York Times \;bestselling author of "Olga Dies Dreaming". Name d Best of 2022 by \;The New York Times\, TIME\, \;Kirkus\, \;W ashington Post\, and \;NPR\, "Olga Dies Dreaming" was the winner of th e Brooklyn Public Library Book Prize in Fiction and the New York City Book Award. Gonzalez is a 2021 MFA graduate from the Iowa Writers&rsquo\; Work shop. Her nonfiction work has been published in \;Elle Decor\, \;A llure\, Vogue\, \;Real Simple\, and \;The Cut. Her commentary writ ing for \;The Atlantic \;was recognized as a finalist for the Puli tzer Prize. A native Brooklynite and proud public school graduate\, Gonzal ez holds a BA from Brown University and lives in her hometown of Brooklyn with her dog\, Hectah Lavoe.
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