Here and Now

About the Book

Journalist Marisa Grimaldi, wife of an Italian painter and mother of three, is living a pleasantly chaotic life in Paris when she wins a prize that will take her back to her native New York for the first time in 15 years. She looks forward to a trip down memory lane – only to discover the city has considerably changed in that period, and mostly not for the better. In the meantime, the prize turns out to be fraught with controversy and plunges her at the center of a web of international intrigue. To further complicate matters, a love affair develops with a most unexpected partner. Set in the 1980s with flashbacks to the 1960s, the novel explores the lifelong imprint that childhood leaves on us – from our parents, our friends, and our neighborhood.

About the Author

Dolores Palá, née de Soto, was born and raised on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. She moved to Paris at the age of 20, married a Catalan sculptor, and still lives in France. She is the author of In Search of Mihailo, Trumpet for a Walled City (both Harper and Row) and other books.