A first-generation Ivy League student uncovers the genius work of a female artist decades after her suspicious death in this mesmerising novel from the New York Times-bestselling author A first-generation Ivy League student uncovers the genius work of a female artist decades after her suspicious death in this mesmerising novel from the New York Times-bestselling author

THE REESE''S BOOK CLUB PICK FOR MARCH 2024 '' I have goosebumps just talking about this story '' REESE WITHERSPOON ''Smart, funny - and furious'' MARIE CLAIRE '' Genre-busting ... A c lear-eyed deconstruction of skewed value systems '' FINANCIAL TIMES -------------------------------------------- Who gets to leave a legacy? 1985. Anita de Monte, a rising star in the art world, is found dead in New York City; her tragic death is the talk of the town. Until it isn''t. By 1998 Anita''s name has been all but forgotten - certainly by the time Raquel, a third-year art history student is preparing her final thesis. On College Hill, surrounded by progeny of film producers, C-Suite executives, and international art-dealers, most of whom float through life knowing that their futures are secured, Raquel feels herself an outsider. Students of colour, like Raquel, are the minority there, and the pressure to work twice as hard for the same opportunities is no secret.But when Raquel becomes romantically involved with a well-connected older art student, she finds herself unexpectedly rising up the social ranks. As she attempts to straddle both worlds, she stumbles upon Anita''s story, raising questions about the dynamics of her own relationship, which eerily mirrors that of the forgotten artist.Moving back and forth through time and told from the perspectives of both women, Anita de Monte Laughs Last is a propulsive, witty examination of power, love and art, daring to ask who gets to be remembered and who is left behind in the rarefied world of the elite. A NEW YORK TIMES, ELLE AND GOOD HOUSEKEEPING HIGHLIGHT FOR 2024 ''Writing with urgency and rage, Gonzalez speaks up for those who have been othered and deemed unworthy, robbed of their legacy'' Washington Post ''Rollicking, melodic, tender and true. And oh so very wise'' Robert Jones, Jr., author of The Prophets ...

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Xochitl Gonzalez is the New York Times bestselling author of Olga Dies Dreaming. Named a Best of 2022 by the New York Times, TIME, Kirkus, Washington Post and NPR, Olga Dies Dreaming was the winner of the Brooklyn Public Library Book Prize in Fiction and the New York City Book Award. Gonzalez is a 2021 MFA graduate from the Iowa Writers' Workshop. Her nonfiction work has been published in Elle Decor, Allure, Vogue, Real Simple and The Cut. Her commentary writing for the Atlantic was recognised as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. A native Brooklynite and proud public school graduate, Gonzalez holds a BA from Brown University and lives in her hometown of Brooklyn with her dog, Hectah Lavoe.

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'**I have goosebumps just talking about this story**' REESE WITHERSPOON
'Smart, funny - and furious' MARIE CLAIRE
'**Genre-busting ... A c**lear-eyed deconstruction of skewed value systems' FINANCIAL TIMES

It's 1985 and Anita de Monte, a rising star in the art world, is found dead in New York City. Thirteen years later, art history student Raquel is preparing her final thesis, feeling the pressure to work twice as hard for the same opportunities as the wealthy students around her. Anita's name - and the mysterious circumstances around her death - has all but faded from view.

When Raquel becomes romantically involved with a well-connected older student, she finds herself unexpectedly rising up the social ranks. But then she stumbles upon Anita's story, and is struck not only by the question of who gets to leave a legacy, but by how her own relationship eerily mirrors that of the forgotten artist . . .

A NEW YORK TIMES, ELLE AND GOOD HOUSEKEEPING HIGHLIGHT