Reissued with a new introduction by the author, a fresh, contemporary repackage of the critically acclaimed novel, timed to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the original publication.
Here is the dreamy and bittersweet story of a family divided by politics and geography by the Cuban revolution. It is the family story of Celia del Pino, and her husband, daughter and grandchildren, from the mid-1930s to 1980. Celia's story mirrors the magical realism of Cuba itself, a country of beauty and poverty, idealism and corruption. This novel presents a unique vision and a haunting lamentation for a past that might have been. August 2024 Selection, Gibbes Book Club