{"product_id":"olga-dies-dreaming","title":"Olga Dies Dreaming","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt'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 Manhattan's power brokers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDespite 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 can't seem to find her own. . . until she meets Matteo, who forces her to confront the effects of long-held family secrets.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOlga and Prieto's 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSet against the backdrop of New York City in the months surrounding the most devastating hurricane in Puerto Rico's history, Xochitl Gonzalez's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOlga Dies Dreaming\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAuthor: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eXochitl Gonzalez\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrefer Audiobook? \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tidd.ly\/4vodC9V\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eListen Here\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e NOTABLE BOOK - WINNER OF THE BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY PRIZE - INTERNATIONAL LATINO BOOK AWARD FINALIST\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003eKirkus, Washington Post, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTIME, NPR, Vogue, Esquire, Book Riot, Goodreads, EW, Reader's Digest, \u003c\/i\u003eand more!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Don't underestimate this new novelist. 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.\" \u003c\/span\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flatiron Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51964459581728,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1010\/4465\/0272\/files\/olgadiesdreaming.jpg?v=1783640891","url":"https:\/\/side-plot.myshopify.com\/products\/olga-dies-dreaming","provider":"Side Plot","version":"1.0","type":"link"}