Celebrated Latina author Julia Alvarez on her new novel 'Afterlife,' isolation and sisterhood. - NBCLatino
of Antonia, a recently widowed, retired writing professor facing the challenges that life brings to her doorstep. It offers readers a thoughtful exploration of grief; Antonia has an epiphany when she realizes that “the only way not to let the people she loves die forever is to embody what she loved about them.”
Alvarez is surprised at how prescient her novel’s themes turned out to be. “When I wrote it, I felt like we were living in these elegiac times, where we’re seeing the end of so many things that we cherished. It is very much about a person facing a broken society.” Antonia’s sisters, described as “the Dominican Greek chorus” are key characters, and “Afterlife” spells out the unwritten rules of sisterhood: “Always act pleased to see them ... Never say an outright no to a sister … Never remain dry-eyed when a sister is crying.”
While the book touches on everything from migration to identity, “Afterlife” has its lighter moments. One sister is known for mangling common expressions, voicing sentiments like,"We'll burn that bridge when we come to it.”
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