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| Author | Angie Cruz |
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| Publisher | Flatiron Books |
Publication date | September 3, 2019 |
| ISBN | 978-1-250-20593-3 |
Dominicana is a 2019 novel by Angie Cruz. [1] [2] [3] It is Cruz's third novel, and was shortlisted for the 2020 Women's Prize for Fiction. [4]
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| Author | Angie Cruz |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Flatiron Books |
Publication date | September 3, 2019 |
| ISBN | 978-1-250-20593-3 |
Dominicana is a 2019 novel by Angie Cruz. [1] [2] [3] It is Cruz's third novel, and was shortlisted for the 2020 Women's Prize for Fiction. [4]
The book tells the story of Ana, a young woman from the Dominican Republic who moves to New York in 1965 after marrying an older man, Juan. She is unhappy there, but sees a new side of life when her husband temporarily returns to the Dominican Republic leaving her in the care of his younger brother, Cesar: she can study English, go to the beach, and go dancing. When Juan returns, she has a decision to make. [5]
Dominicana received widespread acclaim. [5] [6] Publishers Weekly described the work as "Enthralling...Cruz's winning novel will linger in the reader’s mind long after the close of the story." [7] NBC described Dominicana as "one of the most evocative and empowering immigrant stories of our time." [8] The Observer 's reviewer described it as "a grim portrait of what it means to be doubly disenfranchised as a female illegal immigrant in an oppressively patriarchal community", and says that Cruz "was inspired to write it by her mother’s experience" [1] Kirkus Reviews called the novel "a moving, sad, and sometimes disarmingly funny take on migration and the forces that propel us into the world." [9]
Dominicana won a 2020 Alex Award (as one of ten adult books likely to appeal to readers aged 12-18) [10] [11] and was shortlisted for the 2020 Women's Prize for Fiction, which was won by Maggie O'Farrell's Hamnet . [4] It was selected as the inaugural pick for Good Morning America 's book club, [12] and viewers were offered a recipe for "Ana's pastelito love bites". [13]
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