{"product_id":"anita-de-monte-laughs-last-1","title":"Anita de Monte Laughs Last","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA first-generation Ivy League student uncovers the genius work of a female artist decades after her suspicious death in this mesmerising novel from the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ebestselling author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eELLE \u003c\/em\u003eAND \u003cem\u003eGOOD HOUSEKEEPING\u003c\/em\u003e HIGHLIGHT FOR 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK FOR MARCH 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt'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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen 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...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eXochitl Gonzalez is the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eOlga Dies Dreaming\u003c\/em\u003e. Named a Best of 2022 by the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTIME\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eNPR\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOlga Dies Dreaming\u003c\/em\u003e 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. A native Brooklynite and proud public school graduate, Gonzalez holds a BA from Brown University and lives in her hometown of Brooklyn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12.9 x 19.8 cm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46524469182621,"sku":"9781526676290","price":69.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/7575\/1837\/files\/9781526676290_2bf25f3a-e81b-4e2a-8042-1a7c79131d30.jpg?v=1766131319","url":"https:\/\/mphonline.com\/products\/anita-de-monte-laughs-last-1","provider":"MPHOnline.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}