Before We Were Free

Type

Book

Authors

Julia Alvarez ( Alvarez, Julia )

ISBN 10

0399555498

ISBN 13

9780399555497

Tags

Emigration & Immigration, Social Issues, Historical Fiction

Description

Anita de la Torre never questioned her freedom living in the Dominican Republic. But by her twelfth birthday in 1960, most of her relatives have immigrated to the United States, her Tío Toni has disappeared without a trace, and the government’s secret police terrorize her remaining family because of their suspected opposition to Trujillo’s iron-fisted rule.

Using the strength and courage of her family, Anita must overcome her fears and fly to freedom, leaving all that she once knew behind.

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