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]
Receptionedit
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]
^ abAnderson, Hephzibah (March 22, 2020). "Dominicana by Angie Cruz review – disenfranchised in the USA". The Observer. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
^Crucet, Jennine Capó (September 3, 2019). "Coming of Age as an Immigrant Child Bride". The New York Times. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
^"Dominicana". Kirkus Reviews. June 17, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
^ ab"Announcing the 2020 Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist". Women's Prize for Fiction. April 21, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
^ ab"Dominicana: a novel". US Macmillan. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
^"Book Marks reviews of Dominicana by Angie Cruz". Book Marks. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
^"Fiction Book Review: Dominicana by Angie Cruz". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
^González, Rigoberto (October 17, 2019). "Hispanic Heritage Month is over and these 15 books by Latinos are still great". NBC News. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
^"2020 Alex Awards". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). January 25, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
^"2020 Youth Media Award Winners". American Libraries Magazine. January 27, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
^"'GMA' Book Club launches with 'Dominicana' by Angie Cruz". Good Morning America. October 9, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
^"'GMA' Book Club: Get the recipe for Ana's Pastelito Love Bites from 'Dominicana'". ABC News. October 23, 2019.
External linksedit
"Dominicana Reading Group Guide" (PDF). Flatiron Books.
"Books" on Cruz's website
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dominicana, novel, dominicana, 2019, novel, angie, cruz, cruz, third, novel, shortlisted, 2020, women, prize, fiction, dominicanaauthorangie, cruzpublisherflatiron, bookspublication, dateseptember, 2019isbn978, 20593, contents, plot, reception, references, ext. 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 DominicanaAuthorAngie CruzPublisherFlatiron BooksPublication dateSeptember 3 2019ISBN978 1 250 20593 3 Contents 1 Plot 2 Reception 3 References 4 External linksPlot editThe 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 Reception editDominicana 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 Dominicana won a 2020 Alex Award as one of ten adult books likely to appeal to readers aged 12 18 9 10 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 11 and viewers were offered a recipe for Ana s pastelito love bites 12 References edit a b Anderson Hephzibah March 22 2020 Dominicana by Angie Cruz review disenfranchised in the USA The Observer Retrieved April 27 2023 Crucet Jennine Capo September 3 2019 Coming of Age as an Immigrant Child Bride The New York Times Retrieved April 27 2023 Dominicana Kirkus Reviews June 17 2019 Retrieved April 27 2023 a b Announcing the 2020 Women s Prize for Fiction shortlist Women s Prize for Fiction April 21 2020 Retrieved April 27 2023 a b Dominicana a novel US Macmillan Retrieved April 27 2023 Book Marks reviews of Dominicana by Angie Cruz Book Marks Retrieved May 22 2023 Fiction Book Review Dominicana by Angie Cruz PublishersWeekly com Retrieved April 27 2023 Gonzalez Rigoberto October 17 2019 Hispanic Heritage Month is over and these 15 books by Latinos are still great NBC News Retrieved April 27 2023 2020 Alex Awards Young Adult Library Services Association YALSA January 25 2021 Retrieved April 27 2023 2020 Youth Media Award Winners American Libraries Magazine January 27 2020 Retrieved April 27 2023 GMA Book Club launches with Dominicana by Angie Cruz Good Morning America October 9 2019 Retrieved April 27 2023 GMA Book Club Get the recipe for Ana s Pastelito Love Bites from Dominicana ABC News October 23 2019 External links edit Dominicana Reading Group Guide PDF Flatiron Books Books on Cruz s website nbsp This article about a 2010s novel is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See guidelines for writing about novels Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dominicana novel amp oldid 1162960015, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
