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Olga Dies Dreaming by Xóchitl González5/18/2023 ![]() ![]() until she meets Matteo, who forces her to confront the effects of long-held family secrets. Sure, Olga can orchestrate the love stories of the 1 percent but she can't seem to find her own. ![]() ![]() Despite their alluring public lives, behind closed doors things are far less rosy. Prieto is a popular congressman representing their gentrifying Latinx neighborhood in Brooklyn, while Olga is the tony wedding planner for Manhattan's power brokers. She's 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 Post It's 2017, and Olga and her brother, Pedro "Prieto" Acevedo, are boldfaced names in their hometown of New York. INTERNATIONAL LATINO BOOK AWARD FINALIST A 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 Maria NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Kirkus, Washington Post, TIME, NPR, Vogue, Esquire, Book Riot, Goodreads, EW, Reader's Digest, and more! "Don't underestimate this new novelist. ![]() WINNER OF THE BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY PRIZE. ![]()
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