As boys in the Dominican Republic, brothers Pedro and Ramon Martinez threw rocks at the ripe fruit on mango trees. Eighteen years later, both were pitching for the Boston Red Sox..
Forty-nine-year-old Urania Cabral, haunted all her life by terror and emptiness, returns to her homeland, the Dominican Republic, and finds herself reliving the bloody revolution of 1961, when brutal dictator Rafael "The Goat" Trujillo--under whom Urania's father served as secretary of state--was overthrown.
Collection of ten stories focusing on the frustrations and joys of people living in poverty and uncertainty in places like the barrios of the Dominican Republic and urban communities of New Jersey.
In the early 1960s in the Dominican Republic, twelve-year-old Anita learns that her family is involved in the underground movement to end the bloody rule of the dictator, General Trujillo.
A guide to visiting the Dominican Republic that provides reviews, practical information, and recommendations for hotels, restaurants, sights, shopping, and nightlife, and includes trip-planning advice and detailed maps.
