Olga Dies Dreaming: A Novel Free Audiobook Download by Xochitl Gonzalez


Olga Dies Dreaming is a look into the life of Lilian, an indigenous factory worker and mother living in Mexico City. The novel opens with Lilian struggling to face her children's futures as they increase their academic demands while she deals with health problems caused by the factory work.

Olga Dies Dreaming is a story of love, loss, and survival. It's about the intense love between two sisters and their families who live in an isolated area of Mexico. The novel takes place in the late 1980s and early 1990s when their father, Olga's grandfather, who had been given the land by the government to build a small hamlet for his family and has refused to move since then. Before going on a trip with her husband she confides in one of her daughters that she will die soon but wishes them to take care of her youngest daughter as she leaves her behind. Soon enough Olga dies but not before saying goodbye over countless phone conversations with both of her daughters.

Olga Dies Dreaming: A Novel is a story that reveals the events of one woman's life in Mexico through the eyes of three men who love her. It is an intricate, powerful and haunting tale about love and loss, friendship and betrayal.

Ólga Dies Dreaming: A Novel is a fictionalized account of the life of Frida Kahlo. It follows her from her early life as an artist and painter, to when she decided to use both of these mediums in a new way for the purpose of healing living beings. The novel does not just give us the story of Frida but also the story of how people around her, such as Diego Rivera and Leon Trotsky, were affected by her life.

In our own time, a young woman emerges from the muted, gray slough of her childhood and into a life of spirit and purpose. In little under a year she's established herself as an artist in New York City, with a career-making show at the prestigious Gladstone Gallery. Yet there are surprises in store for Olga. As when the gallery director dies suddenly at the opening night of Olga’s first exhibition, leaving her to assume control of the gallery’s future.

In the land of the dead, there are rules. All our plans are written in stone and planted on the ground. We're not allowed to change anything or any person, just like we're not allowed to change anything and nobody in our lives. But sometimes, things do happen - a day, an hour, and even a minute - when people are allowed to dream again. An unexpected event wakes Olga from her deathly sleep, waking me up too. The pair must find out how their lives changed before it's too late.

Published Date 2022-01-04
Duration 11 hours 22 minutes
Author Xochitl Gonzalez
Narrated Almarie Guerra, Inés Del Castillo, Armando Riesco
Reviews
(2 Reviews)
Abridged No
Is It Free? 30-days Free
Category Fiction & Literature
Parent Category Family Life, General

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