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Book Review of Afterlife

Afterlife
Afterlife
Author: Julia Alvarez
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Hardcover
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Incredibly beautiful writing about grief, family, and community along with small truisms about life that are exactly right. Antonia has a hole in her heart after her husband's death but she decides to honor him by embodying what she loved about him. When faced with a tough situation she chooses to say, "Let's see what love can do." The tough situations here include a sister in need of mental health care and a pregnant immigrant teen.