Olga Dies Dreaming

Olga and Pedro Prieto Acevedo are prominent figures in their hometown of New York. Olga is a wedding planner for Manhattan's elite, while Pedro is a congressman representing their gentrifying, Latinx neighborhood in Brooklyn. Despite their public lives, things are not rosy behind closed doors. Their mother, Blanca, a Young Lord-turned-radical, abandoned them twenty-seven years ago to advance a militant political cause, leaving them to be raised by their grandmother. Now, with hurricane season approaching, Blanca has come barreling back into their lives, forcing Olga to confront the effects of long-held family secrets and the notion of the American dream.

Format: Hardback
Length: 384 pages
Publication date: 06 January 2022
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Olga and her brother, Pedro Prieto Acevedo, are prominent figures in their hometown of New York in 2017. Prieto serves as a popular congressman, representing the gentrifying Latinx neighborhood of Brooklyn, while Olga is a renowned wedding planner catering to Manhattan's elite. Despite their glamorous public personas, their private lives are far from ideal. Olga excels in orchestrating love stories for the one percent, but she struggles to find her own true love. However, her path changes when she meets Matteo, who challenges her to confront the consequences of long-held family secrets.

Twenty-seven years ago, their mother, Blanca, a Young Lord-turned-radical, abandoned her children to pursue a militant political cause, leaving them to be raised by their grandmother. Now, as hurricane season approaches, Blanca has re-entered their lives. Set against the backdrop of New York City during the aftermath of the most devastating hurricane in Puerto Rico's history, Olga Dies Dreaming is a captivating story that delves into political corruption, familial conflicts, and the concept of the American dream. It raises profound questions about what it truly means to endure a storm.

Weight: 636g
Dimension: 164 x 242 x 36 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780349726670