Soledad
From the Women's Prize shortlisted author of Dominicana
$29.62
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
11 January 2021
Summary
‘Nobody’s ever really given us such a revealing look at New York’s Dominican population before … Cruz, in this determinedly real yet often magical novel, offers canny insights into family life’ LA Times
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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529359756 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1529359759 |
| Author: | Angie Cruz |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 11 January 2021 |
| Weight: | 180g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 20mm |
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A vivid, breathing cityscape teeming with raw beauty, danger, and magic
A vivid, breathing cityscape teeming with raw beauty, danger, and magic * San Francisco Chronicle *Nobody’s ever really given us such a revealing look at New York’s Dominican population before … Cruz, in this determinedly real yet often magical novel, offers canny insights into family life * LA Times *Tinted with the magical realism of Gabriel García Márquez, Cruz’s first novel is that of man and woman, selective amnesia and persistent memories, redemption and survival * Boston Globe *
About The Author
Angie Cruz
Angie Cruz is the author of the novels Soledad, Let It Rain Coffee, a finalist in 2007 for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, and Dominicana, which was shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2020. She has published work in the New York Times, VQR, Gulf Coast Literary Journal, and other publications, and has received fellowships from the New York Foundation of the Arts, Yaddo, and the MacDowell Colony. She is founder and editor in chief of Aster(ix), a literary and arts journal, and is an associate professor of English at the University of Pittsburgh.
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