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Dominicana by Angie Cruz is a historical-fiction novel about Ana Canción, a Dominican teenager who marries an older man, Juan, to move to New York City, where she faces isolation, domestic abuse, and homesickness. As political and social upheavals unfold, Ana finds moments of independence and love but struggles with choices that impact her dreams and family responsibilities. Themes of domestic violence and emotional abuse are present in the story.