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REVIEWS: Next Year In
Havana
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Kirkus Reviews
Goodreads
Book Companion
A REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK. After the death of
her beloved grandmother, a Cuban-American woman travels to
Havana, where she discovers the roots of her identity. 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. 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
Characters: 37. Amazon rating: 4 1/2 stars. Genre: Fiction.
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