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A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICKShortlisted for the 2020 Women's Prize for FictionThrough a novel with so much depth, beauty, and grace, we, like Ana, are forever changed. Jacqueline Woodson, Vanity FairGorgeous writing, gorgeous story. Sandra CisnerosFifteenyearold 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 doesnt matter that he is twice her age, that there is no love between them. Their marriage is an opportunity for her entire closeknit family to eventually immigrate. So on New Years Day, 1965, Ana leaves behind everything she knows and becomes Ana Ruiz, a wife confined to a cold sixfloor walkup in Washington Heights. Lonely and miserable, Ana hatches a reckless plan to escape. But at the bus terminal, she is stopped by Cesar, Juans freespirited younger brother, who convinces her to stay.As the Dominican Republic slides into political turmoil, Juan returns to protect his familys 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 comingofage story of a young woman finding her voice in the world.
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