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Soledad follows the story of a young Dominican American woman who has grown up in New York yet feels the sting of separation from her family’s homeland. The narrative explores the profound emotions that accompany immigration— the ache of absence, the creases that form in a cultural identity split between two worlds that are not always in harmony.
Through intimate scenes and reflective moments, the novel captures the experience of being born in a host country while holding onto the memories and traditions of a different nation. It is a meditation on how second‑generation immigrants forge their own paths while wrestling with the unresolved tensions between where they were raised and where they come from.
First publish date: 2001
Genre: Literary Fiction/Contemporary Literary Fiction
Authors: Angie Cruz
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