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Reviewed on August 30, 2019 | Fiction
In mesmerizing prose, Cruz (Let It Rain Coffee; Soledad) captures the heartbreaking coming of age of Ana Cancion. Based on Cruz's mother's story, the novel centers on 15-year-old Ana's transactional marriage to the much-older Juan Ruiz and her immigration to the United States from the Dominican Republic in the 1960s, after dictator Rafael Trujillo's assassination. It also provides a window into ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
