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A review by raychwrites
Afterlife by Julia Alvarez
3.0
Once upon a time, I was obsessed with Julia Alvarez. Her books were prominent on my shelf from the late 90s to mid-2000s. Then, I stopped seeing her books and I forgot to look for her. Glad to say that she is returned to us in Afterlife.
This novel focuses on one sister in a quartet of four, a theme that frequent Alvarez readers will recognize. The main character, Antonia, is figuring out life as she learns to live without her husband. In the mean time, she finds herself deep in the USA’s immigration conflict, by way of the migrants living and working in her rural Vermont town. Oh, and major sister drama. Because when one thing goes wrong, the universe decides that we can handle more.
Touching, funny, sweet, and it’s interesting to see Alvarez transfer her characters to a later-in-life setting.
This novel focuses on one sister in a quartet of four, a theme that frequent Alvarez readers will recognize. The main character, Antonia, is figuring out life as she learns to live without her husband. In the mean time, she finds herself deep in the USA’s immigration conflict, by way of the migrants living and working in her rural Vermont town. Oh, and major sister drama. Because when one thing goes wrong, the universe decides that we can handle more.
Touching, funny, sweet, and it’s interesting to see Alvarez transfer her characters to a later-in-life setting.