It's 2017, and Olga and her brother, Pedro "Prieto" Acevedo, are bold-faced names in their hometown of New York. Set against the backdrop of New York City in the months surrounding the most devastating hurricane in Puerto Rico's history, Xochitl Gonzalez's 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.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 Now, with the winds of hurricane season, Blanca has come barreling back into their lives. Olga 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. 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. Prieto is a popular congressman representing their gentrifying Latinx neighborhood in Brooklyn, while Olga is the tony wedding planner for Manhattan's power brokers.ĭespite their alluring public lives, behind closed doors things are far less rosy.
“It's 2017, and Olga and her brother, Pedro "Prieto" Acevedo, are boldfaced names in their hometown of New York.
To sign up please call the Council on Aging at 50 or email month’s selection is: Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl GonzalezĪvailable to download on Libby as an eBook or audiobook.
The Frothingham Hall Book Club meets every month on the 2nd Thursday at 2:00 p.m. Find your next great read and some lively conversation with the Frothingham Hall Book Club! Copies of each selection are available at the Circulation Desk approximately one month before the meeting.
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