![]() Lonely and miserable, Ana hatches a reckless plan to escape. 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. ![]() Their marriage is an opportunity for her entire close-knit family to eventually immigrate. ![]() It doesn’t matter that he is twice her age, that there is no love between them. But when Juan Ruiz proposes and promises to take her to New York City, she has to say yes. "Coral Pena's strong delivery is a breath of fresh air.a master of accents and emotion, bringing genuine pathos to the story." ( AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winner)įifteen-year-old Ana Cancion never dreamed of moving to America, the way the girls she grew up with in the Dominican countryside did. Named a Most Anticipated Book by The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, The Washington Post, O Magazine, Time, Real Simple, Chicago Review of Books, Kirkus Reviews, Nylon, BuzzFeed, Lit Hub, The Millions, InStyle, Bustle, Refinery29, Hello Giggles, AARP, Domino ![]() ![]() This program includes a bonus conversation with the author. One of Esquire Magazine 's 2019 Best Books of the YearĪ Good Morning America Cover to Cover Book Club Pick ![]()
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