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Diane , Armchair Tour Guide
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Sep 01, 2011 03:33PM
Post any books set in the Dominican Republic here.
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Books set in the Dominican Republic:
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez
Drown by Junot Díaz
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez
Feast of the Goat by Mario Vargas Llosa
Before We Were Free by Julia Alvarez
Color of My Words by Lynn Joseph
In the Name of Salome by Julia Alvarez
Song of the Water Saints: A Novel by Nelly Rosario
Something to Declare: Essays by Julia Alvarez
Jesus Land by Julia Scheeres
Saving the World by Julia Alvarez
Erzulie's Skirt by Ana-Maurine Lara
The Woman I Kept to Myself by Julia Alvarez
Let It Rain Coffee: A Novel by Angie Cruz
Azucar! The Story of Sugar by Alan Cambeira
Geographies of Home by Loida Maritza Perez
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The Eastern Stars: How Baseball Changed the Dominican Town of San Pedro de Macoris
The Devil Behind the Mirror: Globalization and Politics in the Dominican Republic 
Nation and Citizen in the Dominican Republic by Teresita Martínez Vergne
Trujillo: The Death of the Dictator by Bernard Diederich
Dead Man in Paradise: Unraveling a Murder from a Time of Revolution 
Burning the Sea by Sarah Pemberton Strong
Diane wrote: "Post any books set in the Dominican Republic here."I'd like to post my memoir "The Coconut Latitudes: Secrets, Storms and Survival in the Caribbean" since it's set in Dominican Republic (and has received awesome endorsement from Julia Alvarez, noted Dominican writer. Publish date was September 2014. It is available on Amazon as paperback and e-book.
Diane wrote: "Post any books set in the Dominican Republic here."https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Hello Diane and Around the World posters - please include The Coconut Latitudes, my award winning memoir set in the Dominican Republic. How do I go about suggesting it become posted as one of the other good books you've listed for that country? Please advise!https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Rita wrote: "Hello Diane and Around the World posters - please include The Coconut Latitudes, my award winning memoir set in the Dominican Republic. How do I go about suggesting it become posted as one of the o..."I posted it above. It was already on our group bookshelf for Dominican Republic. Your books sounds fascinating. What an experience!
Thanks so much, Diane! I hadn't seen it on the group bookshelf for Dominican Republic; maybe I was looking at an older list. Much appreciated. Yes, our life there was definitely an unforgettable experience!
Over by Ramón Marrero Aristy
If you want to understand the cultural past and some realities of the Dominican Republic, this book is a must.
More books set in the Dominican Republic:
Be the One by April Smith
Between Two Silences by Hilma Contreras
A Cafecito Story: El Cuento del Cafecito by Julia Alvarez
Comrade Bliss Ain't Playing by Josefina Baez
Dancing Nude in the Moonlight by Joanne C. Hillhouse
Daring to Write: Contemporary Narratives by Dominican Women 
Death by Seduction by Jaden Skye (13th book in Caribbean Murder series)
The Dictator Next Door by Eric Paul Roorda
Dominican Love by Michelle J. Blais Betts
Euphoria by Luis Reynoso
The Farming Of Bones by Edwidge Danticat
Flowers in the Sky by Lynn Joseph
High Seas Stowaway by Amanda McCabe
Immortal Nights by Lynsay Sands (24th book in Argeneau series)
In the Silence of the Sun by Jessi Hanson
Lieutenant Hornblower by C.S. Forester (2nd book in Hornblower Saga)
Little Heroes: Boys of the Barrio by Raimund Johannes Wild
Love and Death in the Dominican Republic: A Harold Gatewood Mystery 
Moon Over Cabarete by Julie Bigg Veazey
More books set in the Dominican Republic:
The Other Side by Julia Alvarez
Pirate Hunters: Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship
Poison Makers by Jimmy Olsen
Praises & Offenses: Three Women Poets from the Dominican Republic
Shooting Script by Gavin Lyall
Tar Baby by Toni Morrison
The Terrible Ones by Nick Carter (13th in Killmaster series)
They Forged the Signature of God: A Novel by Viriato Sencion
This Is How You Lose Her by Junot Díaz
Unjustly Accused: An American man's experience in a Dominican Republic prison
Villa Serena by Marion Pauw
A Wedding in Haiti by Julia Alvarez
Yo! by Julia Alvarez
More books set in the Dominican Republic:
Anchored to Your Demons by Joseph Daniel Mancebo Zorrilla
Countersong to Walt Whitman and Other Poems by Pedro Mir
Divergent Dictions: Contemporary Dominican Literature by Néstor E. Rodríguez
Dominicana: A Novel by Angie Cruz
Forgotten Paradise by Shira Anthony
The Goats of Santo Domingo: A Novel by Robert McEvilla
Halsey Street by Naima Coster
if you ever read a poem by Gaby Comprés
Life After My Saucepans: Lifting the Lid on Living in the Dominican Republic 
The Love Experience: The Poetry Journal by Raquel Helm
Not a Chance by Michelle Mulder
Over by Ramón Marrero Aristy
Papi by Rita Indiana Hernandez
Reinbou by Pedro Cabiya
Ritual Papaya by Yaissa Jimenez
Rooting for Rafael Rosales by Kurtis Scaletta
Sanding The Wood: A True Story of Greed, Lies, and Murder in Paradise 
Springtime in Santiago: Observations From A Tropical Island by Jim Watrous
Tentacle by Rita Indiana
Trance by Pedro Cabiya
Zeandra: A Tragedy in Paradise by Caszie Hart
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