Xochitl Gonzales is the author of Olga Dies Dreaming. Olga lives in the Bronx and is a wedding planner for the rich and famous. Her brother, Prieto, lives in the house of their grandmother and is a popular congressman. All seems well in this Puerto Rican family but that is a façade. Family secrets are making them sick. Olga and Prieto's mother, Blanca, deserted the family almost thirty years ago to fight injustice in Puerto Rico. From afar she meddles in her New York family affairs and maliciously manipulates various family members until they turn on each other. When the hurricane strikes Puerto Rico the political situation, orchestrated by Blanca, comes to a head. I enjoyed reading this novel about family, the American dream, and political corruption.
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