Robin Coste Lewis’s electrifying collection is a triptych that begins and ends with lyric poems meditating on the roles desire and race play in the construction of the self
Nicole synthesizes all the places we’ve been
Until the blurry lines became dangerous
but family secrets cast a longer shadow than any of them expected
Yerba Buena is a testament to the healing qualities of a shared meal
Olga Dies Dreaming Format:Paperback Robin Coste Lewis’s electrifying collectionNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK WINNER OF THE BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY PRIZE INTERNATIONAL LATINO BOOK AWARD FINALIST A blazing talent debuts with the tale of a status driven wedding planner grappling with her social ambitions, absent mother, and Puerto Rican rootsall in the wake of Hurricane Maria NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Kirkus, Washington Post, TIME, NPR, Vogue, Esquire, Book Riot, Goodreads, EW, Reader's