![]() ![]() ![]() Juanita has blown out my hair and tied it back into a bun at the crown with ribbon upon curly ribbon, in white and pink. The dress cinches at the waist and barely covers my knees. I look into the distorted mirror at the white lace ruffles around the neckline over and around my shoulders. I am Ana, about to be married and to travel to America. I touch the mirror to understand how it happened without warning, but with the hot-pink dress on, the girl who had never been kissed is gone. As her home – as well as everyone she loves – falls into political turmoil, Ana gets her first taste of freedom.īroken up into six parts, the novel – inspired by Cruz’s mother – will ring true to many.īelow, check out an excerpt from Dominicana. The story, which takes place in the mid-1960s, follows the teenager as she adjusts to a new country, where she doesn’t know the language or anyone. But with her family counting on her to bring them all to the United States, she sees no other choice.Īna is at the center of Dominicana, Angie Cruz’s forthcoming novel. Fifteen-year-old Ana Canción doesn’t want to marry Juan Ruiz, a man twice her age who promises to take her from the Dominican Republic to New York. ![]()
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