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Summary:

"A lush, sensuous, and original tale of family, love, and history, set against the backdrop of the Cuban Revolution and its aftermath. Nadia Guerra's mother, Albis Torres, left when Nadia was just ten years old. Growing up, the proponents of revolution promised a better future. Now that she's an adult, Nadia finds that life in Havana hasn't quite matched its promise; instead it has stifled her rebellious and artistic desires. Each night she DJs a radio show government censors block from broadcasting. Frustrated, Nadia finds hope and a way out when she wins a scholarship to study in Russia. Leaving Cuba offers her the chance to find her long lost mother and her real father. But as she embarks on a journey east, Nadia soon begins to question everything she thought she knew and understood about her past. As Nadia discovers more about her family, her fate becomes entwined with that of Celia Sanchez, an icon of the Cuban Revolution-a resistance fighter, ingenious spy, and the rumored lover of Fidel Castro. A tale of revolutionary ideals and promise, Celia's story interweaves with Nadia's search for meaning, and eventually reveals secrets Nadia could never have dreamed"-- [Provided by publisher]

Author/Creator:

Guerra, Wendy, 1970- , author

Contributors:

Obejas, Achy, 1956- , translator

Languages:

English
Spanish

Language Notes:

Item content: English
Translated from (original): Spanish

Main Work:

Nunca fui primera dama [by Guerra, W.] (English)

Related Series:

McNaughton lease books

Subjects:

Families — Fiction

Secrecy — Fiction

Cuba — History — Revolution, 1959 — Fiction

Revolution (Cuba : 1959)

1959

Families

Secrecy

Cuba

Genres:

Historical fiction

History

Fiction

Physical Description:

262 pages ; 22 cm

Call Numbers:

PQ7390.G773 N8613 2021

ISBNs:

9780062990747 (hardcover) [Invalid]

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2020048907

OCLC Numbers:

1202730604

Other Control Numbers:

[Unknown Type]: BRD2020048907