Cleeton, Chanel creator author. text Romance fiction. Love stories. Love stories. Romance fiction. nyu 2018 First edition. monographic eng

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x, 382 pages ; 21 cm "After the death of her beloved grandmother, a Cuban-American 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, nineteen-year-old 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 face-to-face 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--and what it means to be Cuban"-- Chanel Cleeton. nwcu--- n-us-fl Cuban American women Fiction Family secrets Fiction Américaines d'origine cubaine Romans, nouvelles, etc Secrets de famille Romans, nouvelles, etc Havana (Cuba) History 20th century Fiction Cleeton, Chanel. New York : Berkley, 2018 First edition. (DLC) 2017032141 9780399586682 0399586687 2017027806 Penguin Group USA, Attn: Order Processing 405 Murray Hill Pkwy, East Rutherford, NJ, USA, 07073-2136 170630 20240213161839.0 986961170