And it shares some themes with my favorite book, My Brilliant Friend - gender, class, education, violence. When Ana's husband comes back to New York City, their tension comes to a head and Ana must choose between her heart and her duties.ĭominicana reminded me of Chantel Cleeton's books about Cuba and immigration - with both fictional and true political plot lines running parallel to each other, both immersing the reader. Mixed into Ana's story is political turmoil in the Dominican Republic, causing her husband to return there to protect his family’s assets, and leaving Ana to exhale, as she takes English lessons, lies on the beach at Coney Island, and sees a movie at Radio City Music Hall. Her story is emotional and shocking, and you will empathize with all she copes with as a child. But Ana's life is nowhere near as happy or glorious as her family dreams. It's 1965 and Ana's family sees her marriage as their opportunity to eventually immigrate as well. It's the shocking and truly quite harrowing survival story of Ana Cancion, who is more or less forced to marry a man twice her age and move to New York City from the Dominican Republic. I heard so many good reviews about Dominicana that I just knew I would like it, and it definitely got me out of an audiobook slump. Shortlisted for the 2020 Women's Prize for Fiction Shop this entire Good Morning America book club list in my Amazon shop. Read below for the fully updated Good Morning America book club list, with some personal thoughts and recommendations on my favorite GMA book club picks. The FULL Good Morning America Book Club List More Than You'll Ever Know by Katie Gutierrez.The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb.Dava Shastri's Last Day by Kirthana Ramisetti.We Are Not Like Them by Christine Pride and Jo Piazza.Several People are Typing by Calvin Kasulke.The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray.The Other Black Girl by Zakaia Dalila Harris.How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones.The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis.Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore.Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi.The FULL Good Morning America Book Club List.Current GMA Book Club Pick for July 2022.
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