A deeply moving book of art, race, feminism, and power in relationships. Raquel is a Latina woman at Brown, when she decides to base her senior thesis on famous minimalist artist, Jack Martin, she uncovers his artist wife, Anita De Monte. Martin was accused of murdering Anita and successfully erased both her and her art from history after he was acquitted. A gripping story told from the multiple perspectives of Anita, Jack and Raquel.
Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez, (List Price: $28.99, Flatiron Books, 9781250786210, March 2024)
Reviewed by Kathy Clemmons, Sundog Books in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida