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Mandag 28. november
Kl. 15:00
The FMV Book Club November Meeting: Dominicana by Angie Cruz
28.11.22
Welcome to the tenth The Female Minority Voices Book Club meeting of the year! For the month of September we've picked a book by an Dominican-American female author, namely: DOMINICANA by Angie Cruz
Praktisk informasjon
| Dato: | Sted: |
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| 28.11.2022 | Kulturhuset i Bergen |
| Pris: | Sal: | Arrangementstart: | Vergeordning: |
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| Gratis | TBA | 15:00 | Ja |
- Dato: 28.11.2022
- Sal: Kulturhuset i Bergen
- Pris: Gratis
- Scene: TBA
- Arrangementstart: 15:00
- Vergeordning: Ja
Kulturhuset i Bergen og Female Minority Voices presenterer:
The FMV Book Club November Meeting: Dominicana by Angie Cruz
Please note: This arrangement takes place at the Mezzanine conferense room on the 2nd floor, above the restaurant.
About the book:
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 has to 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, see a movie at Radio City Music Hall, go dancing with Cesar, 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.
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OFFER: Our team member Rodolfo Baldinotti will be able to order the book for those of you who want to use this offer. He will give a list to the bookstore (either Norli Strandgaten or Heim) and you will be contacted when the book is ready to be picked up (payment then and there).
Send an email with your full name and contact information to femaleminorityvoices@gmail.com
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And as always, if you don't get the chance to read the book, come anyway!
The book functions as a conversation starter, so just read up on the theme/topic of the book, and join us for a good conversation - and bring a friend!
See you there!
Join our book club here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/382802586790525