Dominicana
Author
Format:
Books
Physical Description
399 pages ; 21 cm
Production / Publication Information
New York : Editorial Siete Cuentos / Seven Stories Press, [2021]
Summary
"On the last day of 1964, fifteen-year-old Ana Canción marries Juan Ruiz, a man twice her age, in the Dominican countryside. The following day she becomes Ana Ruiz, a wife confined to a one-bedroom in Washington Heights. Juan is unfaithful, abusive, and controlling, he even forbids her from learning English. After a failed escape, Ana learns she is pregnant. Both her mother and husband compare her pregnancy to winning the lottery, her child will have American citizenship. Juan returns briefly to the Dominican Republic when the civil war begins, leaving César, his brother, to care for Ana. During that respite from confinement she experiences true love, which awakens her will to fight for independence from her abuser and for the right to stay in her adopted homeland. A timeless portrait of womanhood and citizenship, which rings true in this era of forced migration"--
Call Number
SPANISH FIC CRUZ A
Publication Date
2021
Language
Spanish
ISBN
9781644210703
Dominicana :
Author
Format:
Books
Physical Description
322 pages ; 25 cm.
Edition
First Edition.
Production / Publication Information
New York : Flatiron Books, 2019.
Summary
In bright, musical prose that reflects the energy of New York City, Cruz's <i>Dominicana <i/>is a vital portrait of the immigrant experience and the timeless coming-of-age story of a young woman finding her voice in the world.
Call Number
FICTION CRUZ
Publication Date
2019
Language
English
ISBN
9781250205933
3.
Dominicana :
Author
Format:
Audio disc
Physical Description
8 audio discs (613 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition
Unabridged.
Production / Publication Information
[New York] : Macmillan Audio, [2019]
Summary
In bright, musical prose that reflects the energy of New York City, Cruz's "Dominicana" is a vital portrait of the immigrant experience and the timeless coming-of-age story of a young woman finding her voice in the world.
Call Number
AUDIOCD/FIC/CRUZ A
Publication Date
2019
Language
English
ISBN
9781250242563
Dominicana
Author
Format:
Books
Physical Description
322 pages ; 21 cm
Edition
First Flatiron Books paperback edition.
Production / Publication Information
New York : Flatiron Books, [2020]
Summary
Fifteen-year-old Ana Cancion never dreamed of moving to America, the way the girls she grew up with in the Dominican countryside did. But when Juan Ruiz proposes and promises to take her to New York City, she has to say yes. It doesn't matter that he is twice her age, that there is no love between them. Their marriage is an opportunity for her entire close-knit family to eventually immigrate. So on New Year's Day, 1965, Ana leaves behind everything she knows and becomes Ana Ruiz, a wife confined to a cold six-floor walk-up in Washington Heights. Lonely and miserable, Ana hatches a reckless plan to escape. But at the bus terminal, she is stopped by Cesar, Juan's free-spirited younger brother, who convinces her to stay. As the Dominican Republic slides into political turmoil, Juan returns to protect his family's assets, leaving Cesar to take care of Ana. Suddenly, Ana is free to take English lessons at a local church, lie on the beach at Coney Island, see a movie at Radio City Music Hall, go dancing with Cesar, and imagine the possibility of a different kind of life in America. When Juan returns, Ana must decide once again between her heart and her duty to her family. --
Call Number
FIC CRUZ, ANGIE
Publication Date
2019-2020
Language
English
ISBN
9781250205940
5.
Dominicana
Author
Format:
Large print
Physical Description
515 pages (large print) ; 22 cm.
Edition
Large print edition.
Production / Publication Information
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2019.
Summary
"Fifteen-year-old Ana Cancion never dreamed of moving to America, the way the girls she grew up with in the Dominican countryside did. But when Juan Ruiz proposes and promises to take her to New York City, she has to say yes. It doesn't matter that he is twice her age, that there is no love between them. Their marriage is an opportunity for her entire close-knit family to eventually immigrate. So on New Year's Day, 1965, Ana leaves behind everything she knows and becomes Ana Ruiz, a wife confined to a cold six-floor walk-up in Washington Heights. Lonely and miserable, Ana hatches a reckless plan to escape. But at the bus terminal, she is stopped by Cesar, Juan's free-spirited younger brother, who convinces her to stay. As the Dominican Republic slides into political turmoil, Juan returns to protect his family's assets, leaving Cesar to take care of Ana. Suddenly, Ana is free to take English lessons at a local church, lie on the beach at Coney Island, see a movie at Radio City Music Hall, go dancing with Cesar, and imagine the possibility of a different kind of life in America. When Juan returns, Ana must decide once again between her heart and her duty to her family. In bright, musical prose that reflects the energy of New York City, Angie Cruz's Dominicana is a vital portrait of the immigrant experience and the timeless coming-of-age story of a young woman finding her voice in the world"--
Call Number
LP F CRUZ
Publication Date
2019
Language
English
ISBN
9781432873318
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