Afterlife
(Book Club Kit)
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Antonia Vega, an immigrant writer, has had the rug pulled out from under her. She has just retired from the college where she taught English when her beloved husband, Sam, suddenly dies. And then more jolts: her bighearted but unstable sister disappears, and Antonia returns home one evening to find a pregnant, undocumented teenager on her doorstep. Antonia has always sought direction in the literature she loves—lines from her favorite authors play in her head like a soundtrack—but now she finds that the world demands more of her than words. In this novel, the author asks: What do we owe those in crisis in our families, including—maybe especially—members of our human family? How do we live in a broken world without losing faith in one another or ourselves? And how do we stay true to those glorious souls we have lost?
Citations
Alvarez, J. (2021). Afterlife. [Broomfield, CO], [Broomfield Library].
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Alvarez, Julia. 2021. Afterlife. [Broomfield, CO], [Broomfield Library].
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Alvarez, Julia, Afterlife. [Broomfield, CO], [Broomfield Library], 2021.
MLA Citation (style guide)Alvarez, Julia. Afterlife. [Broomfield, CO], [Broomfield Library], 2021.
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| Last Sierra Extract Time | Dec 17, 2024 09:29:11 PM |
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| Last File Modification Time | Dec 17, 2024 09:29:18 PM |
| Last Grouped Work Modification Time | Dec 25, 2024 01:38:21 AM |
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