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A NEW YORK TIMES EDITOR'S CHOICE - A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
NOTABLE BOOK - REVIEWED ON THE FRONT COVER From GMA BOOK CLUB PICK
and WOMEN'S PRIZE FINALIST Angie Cruz, author of Dominicana, an
electrifying new novel about a woman who has lost everything but
the chance to finally tell her story "Will have you LAUGHING line
after line...Cruz AIMS FOR THE HEART, and fires." --Los Angeles
Times "An endearing portrait of a FIERCE, FUNNY woman." --The
Washington Post Cara Romero thought she would work at the factory
of little lamps for the rest of her life. But when, in her mid-50s,
she loses her job in the Great Recession, she is forced back into
the job market for the first time in decades. Set up with a job
counselor, Cara instead begins to narrate the story of her life.
Over the course of twelve sessions, Cara recounts her tempestuous
love affairs, her alternately biting and loving relationships with
her neighbor Lulu and her sister Angela, her struggles with debt,
gentrification and loss, and, eventually, what really happened
between her and her estranged son, Fernando. As Cara confronts her
darkest secrets and regrets, we see a woman buffeted by life but
still full of fight. Structurally inventive and emotionally
kaleidoscopic, How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water is Angie Cruz's
most ambitious and moving novel yet, and Cara is a heroine for the
ages.
'Cruz once again offers a fresh glimpse of immigration, womanhood,
aspiration and gentrification . . . told in Cara's unfailingly
frank, sometimes hilarious, voice' Washington Post Write this down:
Cara Romero wants to work. When Cara left the Dominican Republic
for America, she thought she would work at the factory of little
lamps for the rest of her life. But when the Great Recession hits,
she is left unemployed and struggling with the rising rent. To
survive, Cara must start again. Set up with a job counsellor,
Cara's future is to be determined through forms and questionnaires.
But answer boxes can't contain her indomitable personality and
tempestuous past, and over the course of twelve sessions we learn
of her scandals and struggles, hopes and heartbreaks, why she came
to America and what really happened to her son. When everything is
lost, sometimes the only way forward is to go back to the start.
'Cruz once again offers a fresh glimpse of immigration, womanhood,
aspiration and gentrification . . . told in Cara's unfailingly
frank, sometimes hilarious, voice' Washington Post Write this down:
Cara Romero wants to work. When Cara left the Dominican Republic
for America, she thought she would work at the factory of little
lamps for the rest of her life. But when the Great Recession hits,
she is left unemployed and struggling with the rising rent. To
survive, Cara must start again. Set up with a job counsellor,
Cara's future is to be determined through forms and questionnaires.
But answer boxes can't contain her indomitable personality and
tempestuous past, and over the course of twelve sessions we learn
of her scandals and struggles, hopes and heartbreaks, why she came
to America and what really happened to her son. When everything is
lost, sometimes the only way forward is to go back to the start.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2020 'A story for
now, an important story . . . told with incredible freshness'
Martha Lane Fox, Chair of Judges, Women's Prize 2020 'The harsh
reality of immigration is balanced with a refreshing dose of
humour' The Times 'This compassionate and ingenious novel has an
endearing vibrancy in the storytelling that, page after page, makes
it addictive reading' Irish Times 'Engrossing . . . the story
itself and Ana, the protagonist are terrifically interesting. Loved
this' Roxane Gay 'This book is a valentine to my mom and all the
unsung Dominicanas like her, for their quiet heroism in making a
better life for their families, often at a hefty cost to
themselves. Even if Dominicana is a Dominican story, it's also a
New York story, and an immigrant story. When I read parts of
Dominicana at universities and literary venues both here and
abroad, each time, audience members from all cultures and
generations came up to me and said, this is my mother's story, my
sister's story, my story' Angie Cruz Fifteen-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. Their 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. But 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.
When 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.
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Sarah Sze: Fallen Sky (Hardcover)
Sarah Sze; Edited by Nora R Lawrence; Foreword by John P. Stern; Text written by Susan Choi, Angie Cruz, …
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2020 'A story for
now, an important story . . . told with incredible freshness'
Martha Lane Fox, Chair of Judges, Women's Prize 2020 'The harsh
reality of immigration is balanced with a refreshing dose of
humour' The Times 'This compassionate and ingenious novel has an
endearing vibrancy in the storytelling that, page after page, makes
it addictive reading' Irish Times 'Engrossing . . . the story
itself and Ana, the protagonist, are terrifically interesting.
Loved this' Roxane Gay 'This book is a valentine to my mom and all
the unsung Dominicanas like her, for their quiet heroism in making
a better life for their families, often at a hefty cost to
themselves. Even if Dominicana is a Dominican story, it's also a
New York story, and an immigrant story. When I read parts of
Dominicana at universities and literary venues both here and
abroad, each time, audience members from all cultures and
generations came up to me and said, this is my mother's story, my
sister's story, my story' Angie Cruz Fifteen-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. Their 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. But 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.
When 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.
Write this down: Cara Romero wants to work. Cara Romero thought she
would work at the factory of little lamps for the rest of her life.
But when, in her mid-50s, she loses her job in the Great Recession,
she is forced back into the job market for the first time in
decades. Set up with a job counselor, Cara instead begins to
narrate the story of her life. Over the course of twelve sessions,
Cara recounts her tempestuous love affairs, her alternately biting
and loving relationships with her neighbor Lulu and her sister
Angela, her struggles with debt, gentrification and loss, and,
eventually, what really happened between her and her estranged son,
Fernando. As Cara confronts her darkest secrets and regrets, we see
a woman buffeted by life but still full of fight. Structurally
inventive and emotionally kaleidoscopic, How Not to Drown in a
Glass of Water is Angie Cruz's most ambitious and moving novel yet,
and Cara is a heroine for the ages.
Esperanza risked her life fleeing the Dominican Republic for the
glittering dream she saw on television, but years later she is
still stuck in a cramped tenement with her husband, Santo, and
their two children, Bobby and Dallas. She works as a home aide and,
at night, hides unopened bills from the credit card company where
Santo won't find them when he returns from driving his livery cab.
When Santo's mother dies and his father, Don Chan, comes to Nueva
York to live out his twilight years with the Colons, nothing will
ever be the same. Don Chan remembers fighting together with Santo
in the revolution against Trujillo's cruel regime, the promise of
who his son might have been, had he not fallen under Esperanza's
spell. Let it Rain Coffee is a sweeping novel about love, loss,
family, and the elusive nature of memory and desire.
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Soledad (Paperback)
Angie Cruz
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At eighteen, Soledad couldn't get away fast enough from her
contentious family with their endless tragedies and petty fights.
Two years later, she's an art student at Cooper Union with a
gallery job and a hip East Village walk-up. But when Tia Gorda
calls with the news that Soledad's mother has lapsed into an
emotional coma, she insists that Soledad's return is the only cure.
Fighting the memories of open hydrants, leering men, and
slick-skinned teen girls with raunchy mouths and snapping gum,
Soledad moves home to West 164th Street. As she tries to tame her
cousin Flaca's raucous behavior and to resist falling for Richie --
a soulful, intense man from the neighborhood -she also faces the
greatest challenge of her life: confronting the ghosts from her
mother's past and salvaging their damaged relationship. Evocative
and wise, Soledad is a wondrous story of culture and chaos, family
and integrity, myth and mysticism, from a Latina literary light.
At eighteen, Soledad couldn't get away fast enough from her contentious family with their endless tragedies and petty fights. Two years later, she's an art student at Cooper Union with a gallery job and a hip East Village walk-up. But when Tía Gorda calls with the news that Soledad's mother has lapsed into an emotional coma, she insists that Soledad's return is the only cure. Fighting the memories of open hydrants, leering men, and slick-skinned teen girls with raunchy mouths and snapping gum, Soledad moves home to West 164th Street. As she tries to tame her cousin Flaca's raucous behavior and to resist falling for Richie -- a soulful, intense man from the neighborhood -- she also faces the greatest challenge of her life: confronting the ghosts from her mother's past and salvaging their damaged relationship. Evocative and wise, Soledad is a wondrous story of culture and chaos, family and integrity, myth and mysticism, from a Latina literary light.
From the author of "Soledad" comes the sweeping story of immigrants
from the Dominican Republic who come to Nueva York for their slice
of the American dream.
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