Traducción de = Translation of: Next year in Havana. "Libro del año"--Cover.
Summary:
Tras la muerte de su querida abuela, una escritora estadounidense viaja a La Habana, donde descubre las raíces de su identidad y desentierra un secreto familiar oculto desde la Revolución. La Habana, 1958. Elisa Pérez, hija de un barón del azúcar, pertenece a la alta sociedad cubana y vive protegida de la creciente inestabilidad del país, hasta que se embarca en un romance clandestino con un apasionado revolucionario. Después del triunfo de la Revolución encabezada por el Che Guevara y Fidel Castro, su familia debe abandonar el país e instalarse en Miami.Miami, 2017. La joven escritora Marisol Ferrera creció escuchando las historias nostálgicas sobre Cuba que le contaba su difunta abuela Elisa, por lo que conoce a la perfección las canciones, los platos típicos y los lugares más bonitos sin haber estado nunca. Tras la muerte de Elisa, cuyo último deseo era que Marisol esparciera sus cenizas en el lugar que la vio nacer, viaja a La Habana, donde se da cuenta de que la ciudad que recordaba su abuela ya no existe. "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"-- Provided by publisher.
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