Dominicana /
Cruz, Angie
Dominicana / Angie Cruz. - 322 pages ; 22 cm
Dominicana is a story of a 15-year-old girl living in the Dominican Republic in the 1960s. Her family arranges for her to marry Juan Ruiz, a much older man who promises to take her to New York City. Hoping for a better life, Ana agrees and moves with him to the United States. However, once in New York, Ana finds herself trapped in an unhappy and controlling marriage, living in isolation as an undocumented immigrant. She struggles with loneliness, cultural displacement, and limited freedom, while Juan exerts strict control over her life.
9781529304879
Immigrants -- Fiction
Women -- Fiction
813.6 CRU
Dominicana / Angie Cruz. - 322 pages ; 22 cm
Dominicana is a story of a 15-year-old girl living in the Dominican Republic in the 1960s. Her family arranges for her to marry Juan Ruiz, a much older man who promises to take her to New York City. Hoping for a better life, Ana agrees and moves with him to the United States. However, once in New York, Ana finds herself trapped in an unhappy and controlling marriage, living in isolation as an undocumented immigrant. She struggles with loneliness, cultural displacement, and limited freedom, while Juan exerts strict control over her life.
9781529304879
Immigrants -- Fiction
Women -- Fiction
813.6 CRU