Description
Recently retired from her career as an English professor, Antonia Vega is struggling to rebuild her life after the sudden death of her beloved husband. As her troubled sister vanishes and a pregnant undocumented teenager seeks refuge at her door, Antonia is drawn into crises that challenge her understanding of family, responsibility, and compassion. Guided by the literature that has long shaped her worldview, she must confront what it means to care for others in a fractured world without losing faith in herself. With warmth, intelligence, and emotional depth, the novel explores grief, immigration, chosen family, and the sustaining power of human connection.
Available Editions
paperback
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Published Jan 1, 2020
272 pages
ISBN: 9781643750507
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Details
First Published
2020
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Afterlife by Julia Alvarez.