{"product_id":"olga-dies-dreaming-cd-9781250835550","title":"Olga Dies Dreaming","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMOST ANTICIPATED BOOK of 2022\u003c\/b\u003e by \u003ci\u003eTIME, HipLatina, Parade, The Rumpus, Angela Lashbrook, Vogue.com, Goodreads, Boston Globe, Philadelphia Inquirer, Bustle, Kirkus, Book Riot, Popsugar, Barnes \u0026amp; Noble, The Stacks, Russh, Boston Globe, \u003c\/i\u003eand more  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDon'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 \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003cb\u003ein the wake of Hurricane Maria\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50379241750801,"sku":"CIN1250835550G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1250835550.jpg?v=1751145652","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-ie\/products\/olga-dies-dreaming-cd-9781250835550","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}