We are silk and lace, and beneath them we are steel. An art to appearing as though everything is effortless, that your world is a gilded one, when the reality is that your knees beneath your silk gown buckle from the weight of it all.
We serve no kings, bow no heads, bear our troubles on our backs as though they are nothing at all. To be Cuban is to be proud-it is both our greatest gift and our biggest curse. It’s one of Reese Witherspoon’s book club selections, and I keep seeing it recommended for those who enjoy historical fiction.
Review: Slow to start but ultimately excellent, discussion-worthy historical fiction! Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton is a book I’ve heard a lot about. *** this post contains affiliate links *** My Copy Came From: I purchased the Kindle version from Amazon.
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. Elisa’s last wish was for Marisol to scatter her ashes in the country of her birth.Īrriving in Havana, Marisol comes face-to-face with the contrast of Cuba’s tropical, timeless beauty and its perilous political climate. 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. 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… Official Synopsis from Goodreads: 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…
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