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. In \;1985. Anita de Monte\, a rising star in the art wo rld\, is found 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 forgotten?certainly by the time Raquel\, a third-year art history student was preparing her final thesis. On College Hill\, surrounded by privilege d students whose futures are already paved out for them\, Raquel feels lik e 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 secre t. But when Raquel becomes romantically involved with a well-connected old er art student\, she finds herself unexpectedly rising up the social ranks . As she attempts to straddle both worlds\, she stumbles upon Anita&rsquo\ ;s story\, raising questions about the dynamics of her own relationship\, which eerily mirrors that of the forgotten artist.
\nMoving back and forth through time and told from the perspectives of both Anita and Raque l\, this is sure a novel (and a conversation) that you don&rsquo\;t want t o miss. Register now!
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