{"product_id":"olga-dies-dreaming-by-xochitl-gonzalez-9781250786180","title":"Olga Dies Dreaming","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\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\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ein the wake of Hurricane Maria.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\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\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSet against the backdrop of New York City in the months surrounding the most devastating hurricane in Puerto Rico's history, Xochitl Gonzalez's \u003ci\u003eOlga Dies Dreaming\u003c\/i\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\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47643108901100,"sku":"9781250786180","price":53.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/0326a9e498fe47032942e3279c62101d.jpg?v=1779169755","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/olga-dies-dreaming-by-xochitl-gonzalez-9781250786180","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}