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A Teen Bride’s Journey To America

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Fifteen-year-old Ana sees her life turned upside down when she becomes engaged to a much older man and moves from the Dominican Republic to New York City. Ana is at the center of author Angie Cruz’s novel, “Dominicana,” and Cruz joins guest host Courtney Collins to talk about how her fictional character reflects the lives of so many real women.