Review on Dominicana Angie Cruz Audiobook by Tina Peterson

QOTD: Your favorite shortlisted reading for the Women's Award. Ana married Juan in hopes that she would help the family move from the Dominican Republic to New York, where hope for a better future seems to be fading fast. A marriage of convenience, 15-year-old Ana thrives on the role of wife, although at times she looks more like a glorified prisoner than a partner. When Juan is forced to return to the civil war, Ana is cared for by her son-in-law Cesar. What happens between them may cause a beautifully crafted deception to fade into oblivion. My heart goes out to Anya. At fifteen she is carrying too much of a burden. The writer manages to share the solemn and joyful sides of her personality. Between the tug-of-war as her life bends to her husband and mother, she begins to look like a dear Dominican doll; pretty but played around. Minor characters bring misery into their lives; but breathe your part of life into the story. I had to reflect on the fact that human life is mostly a binary choice between haves and have-nots. I find that a lot of time is spent contemplating what life would be like if an alternative major were chosen. At fifteen or any other age, it's too critical and requires a choice.