From the author of the Women's Prize-shortlisted Dominicana comes an inventive, funny and deeply moving new novel about a Dominican-American woman who has lost her job, her son, and her sense of purpose but is fighting to get it all back.
Angie Cruz Volgorde van de boeken (chronologisch)
Angie Cruz schrijft met opmerkelijke briljantie over identiteit, familie en de zoektocht naar ergens thuishoren in een harde wereld. Haar werk duikt in de complexiteit van het leven van immigranten en onderzoekt thema's als verlangen, verlies en veerkracht door middel van levendige personages en suggestieve taal. Cruz' stijl is zowel rauw als lyrisch en vangt zowel de pijn als de schoonheid van de menselijke ervaring. Haar romans bieden een diep ontroerende en tot nadenken stemmende lectuur die de lezers zal doen nadenken.
Dominicana
- 336bladzijden
- 12 uur lezen
Fifteen-year-old Ana Canción 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. 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 César, 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 César 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 César, 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