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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 MarriageONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2022 - The Rumpus, Electric Lit, The Millions, Lit HubThe 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.