Anita de Monte Laughs Last 

by Xochitl Gonzalez

Macmillan Publishers

    This is a strong, delightful look at inclusion, the art world, learning to deal with university life, and much more.

    Money, family and status are deciding and dividing factors for Raquel Toro as she navigates her final years at Brown University. Her coming to understand all these as having too much control of her life is juxtaposed against her learning the story of Anita de Monte - another well drawn character based on the life of Ana Mendieta, a deceased artist with very similar issues to overcome.

    There is humor and stress as you wait for Raquel to recognize her own worth and just how slimy and controlling her rich, white boyfriend is. Worth the ride.

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