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020			_a9781529304879
040			_aKenya National Library Service
082			_a813.6 CRU
100			_aCruz, Angie
245			_aDominicana / _cAngie Cruz.
300			_a322 pages ; _c22 cm
520			_aDominicana 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.
650			_aImmigrants -- Fiction
650			_aWomen -- Fiction
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