Dominicana Angie Cruz Audiobook Review

Ana Canción is 15 years old and grew up in the Dominican Republic in the 1960s when her parents married her to Juan Ruiz, who was twice her age. Ana's mother is a typical matriarch who wants the best for her daughter. She wants her daughter to go to New York, become the perfect wife, and bring her family to New York. Ana doesn't want to let her mother down. Ana travels to New York and discovers that her new husband only married her for the country. Juan abuses Ana verbally, emotionally, and…

I really like books on the immigrant experience and "Dominican" ratings, along with some of mine latest favorites like Take a Look at. the Dreamers, House of Broken Angels, and Book of Unknown Americans. The story of Ana, a 15-year-old girl from the Dominican Republic, who is asked by Juan, who is twice her age, to get married and move to New York. Early 1965. Ana's family encourages this as Juan Ruiz and his brothers are aspiring businessmen and their father sees this as a way to win over the…

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…