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Angelica and la Guira (Hardcover): Angie Cruz Angelica and la Guira (Hardcover)
Angie Cruz; Illustrated by Luz Batista
R527 R457 Discovery Miles 4 570 Save R70 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water (Paperback): Angie Cruz How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water (Paperback)
Angie Cruz
R483 R383 Discovery Miles 3 830 Save R100 (21%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

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.

How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water: Angie Cruz How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water
Angie Cruz
R280 R224 Discovery Miles 2 240 Save R56 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

'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.

Dominicana - SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2020 (Paperback): Angie Cruz Dominicana - SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2020 (Paperback)
Angie Cruz
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R161 Discovery Miles 1 610 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

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.

Angelica y la guira (Spanish, Hardcover): Angie Cruz Angelica y la guira (Spanish, Hardcover)
Angie Cruz; Illustrated by Luz Batista; Translated by Kianny N Antigua
R527 R457 Discovery Miles 4 570 Save R70 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water (Hardcover): Angie Cruz How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water (Hardcover)
Angie Cruz
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R504 R409 Discovery Miles 4 090 Save R95 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

'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.

Sarah Sze: Fallen Sky (Hardcover): Sarah Sze Sarah Sze: Fallen Sky (Hardcover)
Sarah Sze; Edited by Nora R Lawrence; Foreword by John P. Stern; Text written by Susan Choi, Angie Cruz, …
R1,064 Discovery Miles 10 640 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Soledad (Paperback): Angie Cruz Soledad (Paperback)
Angie Cruz
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R269 R219 Discovery Miles 2 190 Save R50 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

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.

Dominicana - SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2020 (Hardcover): Angie Cruz Dominicana - SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2020 (Hardcover)
Angie Cruz 1
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R513 R419 Discovery Miles 4 190 Save R94 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

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.

Let it Rain Coffee (Paperback): Angie Cruz Let it Rain Coffee (Paperback)
Angie Cruz
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R300 R245 Discovery Miles 2 450 Save R55 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

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.

Dominicana - Una Novela (Spanish, Paperback): Angie Cruz Dominicana - Una Novela (Spanish, Paperback)
Angie Cruz; Translated by Kanny N. Antigua
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R516 R423 Discovery Miles 4 230 Save R93 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days
Inheritance - An Aster(ix) Anthology, Summer 2019 (Paperback): Angie Cruz Inheritance - An Aster(ix) Anthology, Summer 2019 (Paperback)
Angie Cruz
R368 R308 Discovery Miles 3 080 Save R60 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Ferrante Project - An Aster(ix) Anthology, October 2020 (Paperback): Dawn Lundy Martin, Angie Cruz, Emily Raboteau The Ferrante Project - An Aster(ix) Anthology, October 2020 (Paperback)
Dawn Lundy Martin, Angie Cruz, Emily Raboteau
R369 R309 Discovery Miles 3 090 Save R60 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Edges - An Aster(ix) Anthology, Fall 2018 (Paperback): Angie Cruz, Marta Lucia Vargas Edges - An Aster(ix) Anthology, Fall 2018 (Paperback)
Angie Cruz, Marta Lucia Vargas; Contributions by Rosa Alcala
R360 R299 Discovery Miles 2 990 Save R61 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
(Un)bound - Five Years of Asterisms, An Aster(ix) Anthology (Paperback): Angie Cruz, Adriana E Ramirez (Un)bound - Five Years of Asterisms, An Aster(ix) Anthology (Paperback)
Angie Cruz, Adriana E Ramirez; Contributions by Isobel O'Hare
R497 R418 Discovery Miles 4 180 Save R79 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Best of Kweli - An Aster(ix) Anthology, Spring 2017 (Paperback): Angie Cruz, Laura Pegram Best of Kweli - An Aster(ix) Anthology, Spring 2017 (Paperback)
Angie Cruz, Laura Pegram
R394 R337 Discovery Miles 3 370 Save R57 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Dirty Laundry - An Aster(ix) Anthology, Fall 2017 (Paperback): Angie Cruz, Adriana E Ramirez Dirty Laundry - An Aster(ix) Anthology, Fall 2017 (Paperback)
Angie Cruz, Adriana E Ramirez
R367 R307 Discovery Miles 3 070 Save R60 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
What We Love - An Aster(ix) Anthology, Fall 2016 (Paperback): Angie Cruz, Madhu H Kaza, M L Vargas What We Love - An Aster(ix) Anthology, Fall 2016 (Paperback)
Angie Cruz, Madhu H Kaza, M L Vargas
R381 R322 Discovery Miles 3 220 Save R59 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Atravesando - An Aster(ix) Anthology (Paperback): Angie Cruz, Oindrila Mukherjee Atravesando - An Aster(ix) Anthology (Paperback)
Angie Cruz, Oindrila Mukherjee; Contributions by Fiona Cheong
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R381 R322 Discovery Miles 3 220 Save R59 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Soledad (Paperback): Angie Cruz Soledad (Paperback)
Angie Cruz
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R432 Discovery Miles 4 320 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

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.

Marisol and Warhol Take New York (Hardcover): Andy Warhol Marisol and Warhol Take New York (Hardcover)
Andy Warhol; Edited by Jessica Beck; Text written by Angie Cruz, Jeffrey Deitch, Eleanor Friedberger, …
R959 R850 Discovery Miles 8 500 Save R109 (11%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days
Let It Rain Coffee (Paperback): Angie Cruz Let It Rain Coffee (Paperback)
Angie Cruz
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R536 R479 Discovery Miles 4 790 Save R57 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

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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