NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE • An exhilarating debut novel
following members of a Dominican family in New York City who take
radically different paths when faced with encroaching gentrification
“Strikes all
the right notes—captivating characters, lyrical language, and a
storyline that captures your imagination and refuses to let go . . .
an unforgettable debut!”—Tayari Jones, New York Times bestselling
author of An American Marriage
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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, an elder of the community, takes matters into her
own hands by devising an increasingly dangerous series of schemes to
stop construction of the luxury condos. Meanwhile, Eusebia’s
daughter, Luz, a rising associate at a top Manhattan law firm who
strives to live the bougie lifestyle her parents worked hard to give
her, becomes 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, racing toward a near-fatal climax.
A beautifully
layered portrait of family, friendship, and ambition, Neruda on
the Park weaves a rich and vivid tapestry of community as well as
the sacrifices we make to protect what we love most, announcing
Cleyvis Natera as an electrifying new voice.