What Do We Owe Our Comunity in a Time of Crisis?

In her first novel published in 14 years, author Julia Alvarez explores grief, isolation, and sisterhood. Afterlife follows Antonia, a writer and retiring English professor, who has just lost her husband Sam. As she reimagines what her life will be without her husband, Antonia also struggles with considering who she wants to be in his […] The post What Do We Owe Our Comunity in a Time of Crisis? appeared first on Electric Literature. Continue reading at 'Electric Literature'

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