{"product_id":"9781529304886","title":"Dominicana","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Cruz, Angie, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 20\/08\/2020,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 336 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: John Murray Publishers Ltd,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: John Murray Press,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781529304886\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription\u003cbr\u003eFifteen-year-old Ana Cancion never dreamed of moving to America, the way the girls she grew up with in the Dominican countryside did. But when Juan Ruiz proposes and promises to take her to New York City, she must say yes. It doesn't matter that he is twice her age, that there is no love between them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir marriage is an opportunity for her entire close-knit family to eventually immigrate. So on New Year's Day, 1965, Ana leaves behind everything she knows and becomes Ana Ruiz, a wife confined to a cold six-floor walk-up in Washington Heights. Lonely and miserable, Ana hatches a reckless plan to escape.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut at the bus terminal, she is stopped by Cesar, Juan's free-spirited younger brother, who convinces her to stay. As the Dominican Republic slides into political turmoil, Juan returns to protect his family's assets, leaving Cesar to take care of Ana. Suddenly, Ana is free to take English lessons at a local church, lie on the beach at Coney Island, dance with Cesar at the Audubon Ballroom, and imagine the possibility of a different kind of life in America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Juan returns, Ana must decide once again between her heart and her duty to her family. In bright, musical prose that reflects the energy of New York City, Dominicana is a vital portrait of the immigrant experience and the timeless coming-of-age story of a young woman finding her voice in the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35547239645337,"sku":"9781529304886","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9781529304886.jpg?v=1601395323","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781529304886","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}