Afterlife
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The first adult novel in almost fifteen years
by the internationally bestselling author of In the Time of the Butterflies and
How the García Girls Lost Their Accents
“A stunning work of art that reminds readers
Alvarez is, and always has been, in a class of her own.” —Elizabeth Acevedo,
National Book Award-winning author of the New York Times bestseller The Poet X
Antonia
Vega, the immigrant writer at the center of Afterlife, has had the rug pulled
out from under her. She has just retired from the college where she taught
English when her beloved husband, Sam, suddenly dies. And then more jolts: her
bighearted but unstable sister disappears, and Antonia returns home one evening
to find a pregnant, undocumented teenager on her doorstep. Antonia has always
sought direction in the literature she loves—lines from her favorite authors
play in her head like a soundtrack—but now she finds that the world demands
more of her than words.
Afterlife
is a compact, nimble, and sharply droll novel. Set in this political moment of
tribalism and distrust, it asks: What do we owe those in crisis in our
families, including—maybe especially—members of our human family? How do we
live in a broken world without losing faith in one another or ourselves? And
how do we stay true to those glorious souls we have lost?
Product details
File Size : 2765 KB
Print Length : 272 pages
Publisher : Algonquin Books (April 7, 2020)
Publication Date : April 7, 2020
Sold by : Amazon.com Services LLC
Language : English
ASIN :
B07VQCLT6H
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