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Anita de Monte Laughs Last is a mesmerizing novel about a first-generation Ivy League student who uncovers the genius work of a female artist decades after her suspicious death . . .
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.
“Anita de Monte Laughs Last is a cry for justice. Writing with urgency and rage, Xochitl Gonzalez speaks up for those who have been othered and deemed unworthy, robbed of their legacy." -- The Washington Post