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From Goodreads:
1985. Anita de Monte, a rising star in the art world, is found dead in New York City; her tragic death is the talk of the town. Until it isn’t. By 1998 Anita’s name has been all but forgotten—certainly by the time Raquel, a third-year art history student, is preparing her final thesis. On College Hill, surrounded by privileged students whose futures are already paved out for them, Raquel feels like an outsider. Students of color, like her, are the minority there, and the pressure to work twice as hard for the same opportunities is no secret.
But when Raquel becomes romantically involved with a well-connected older art student, she finds herself unexpectedly rising in the social ranks. As she attempts to straddle both worlds, she stumbles upon Anita’s story, raising questions about the dynamics of her own relationship, which eerily mirrors that of the forgotten artist.
Moving back and forth through time and told from the perspectives of both women, Anita de Monte Laughs Last is an examination of power, love, and art, daring to ask who gets to be remembered and who is left behind in the rarefied world of the elite.
Rapid Rating: High.
Profanity includes 277 uses of strong language, around 110 instances of moderate profanity, about 16 uses of mild language, and about 20 instances of the name of Deity in vain. A number of references to sex and a number of scenes with details.
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