{"product_id":"olga-dies-dreaming-1250786185","title":"Olga Dies Dreaming","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1250786185\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gonzalez, Xochitl\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER  A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK  WINNER OF THE BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY PRIZE  INTERNATIONAL LATINO BOOK AWARD FINALISTA blazing talent debuts with the tale of a status-driven wedding planner grappling with her social ambitions, absent mother, and Puerto Rican roots-all in the wake of Hurricane MariaNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Kirkus, Washington Post, TIME, NPR, Vogue, Esquire, Book Riot, Goodreads, EW, Reader's Digest, and more!\"Dont underestimate this new novelist. Shes jump-starting the year with a smart romantic comedy that lures us in with laughter and keeps us hooked with a fantastically engaging story.\" -The Washington PostIt's 2017, and Olga and her brother, Pedro Prieto Acevedo, are boldfaced 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 Manhattans power brokers.Despite their alluring public lives, behind closed doors things are far less rosy. Sure, Olga can orchestrate the love stories of the 1 percent but she cant seem to find her own. . . until she meets Matteo, who forces her to confront the effects of long-held family secrets.Olga and Prietos 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 Ricos history, Xochitl Gonzalezs 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51972536238368,"sku":"NEW1250786185","price":11.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/olga-dies-dreaming-1250786185","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}