A beautiful novel about the sacrifices immigrants make to attain a better life for the family. Ana is 15 and lives in the countryside of the Dominican Republic. Her family marries her off to Juan, an older man who has immigrated to New York. This isn't the life that Ana had in mind, but she does it so that her family can someday follow her to America. Told in a lyrical style, with short chapters that move the plot along at a steady pace. Ana's story of finding her place as a young wife and a recent immigrant occurs in 1965 NYC with unrest in race relations, the Vietnam War, and the Dominican Republic civil war in the background. 📖🐛🐛🐛🐛
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