Neruda on the Park A Novel

The Guerreros have lived in Nothar Park, a predominantly Dominican part of New York City, for twenty years. When demolition begins on a neighboring tenement, Eusebia, the community's elder and matriarch, takes matters into her own hands by devising an increasingly dangerous series of schemes to stop the construction of luxury condos. Meanwhile, her daughter, Luz, a rising associate at a top Manhattan law firm, is distracted by a sweltering romance with the handsome white developer at the company her mother so vehemently opposes. As Luz's father, Vladimir, secretly designs their retirement home in the Dominican Republic, mother and daughter collide, ramping up tensions in Nothar Park and racing toward a near-fatal climax. The novel is a layered portrait of family, friendship, and ambition that explores the sacrifices people make to protect what they love most in the face of encroaching gentrification.

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