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Next Year in Havana

by Chanel Cleeton
The special connection this author has to Cuba shines through in this beautiful tale which blends a love story with the political history of 1950s Cuba. The story alternates between the late 1950s and today, and nicely blends the beauty of Cuba and it's history  Next Year In Havana by Chanel Cleeton #fiction, #reading, #books to read, #books #historical fiction

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"A beautiful novel that's full of forbidden passions, family secrets and a lot of courage and sacrifice."-Reese Witherspoon After the death of her beloved grandmother, a CubanAmerican woman travels to Havana, where she discovers the roots of her identity-and unearths a family secret hidden since the revolution... Havana, 1958. The daughter of a sugar baron, nineteenyearold Elisa Perez is part of Cuba's high society, where she is largely sheltered from the country's growing political unrest-until she embarks on a clandestine affair with a passionate revolutionary... Miami, 2017. Freelance writer Marisol Ferrera grew up hearing romantic stories of Cuba from her late grandmother Elisa, who was forced to flee with her family during the revolution. Elisa's last wish was for Marisol to scatter her ashes in the country of her birth. Arriving in Havana, Marisol comes facetoface with the contrast of Cuba's tropical, timeless beauty and its perilous political climate. When more family history comes to light and Marisol finds herself attracted to a man with secrets of his own, she'll need the lessons of her grandmother's past to help her understand the true meaning of courage.

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