Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network and The HuntressĪ gorgeously atmospheric homage to a country and a past that vibrates with emotion on every page. When We Left Cuba is chock full of espionage, murder, romance, politics, family drama, and themes of national identity.If you loved Next Year in Havana, read this straightaway!īold, unconventional Beatriz makes a heroine for the ages.A thrilling, thought-provoking read! Has sex, drama, suspense and pairs perfectly with a mojito. With rich historical detail, incisive dialogue and a firebrand heroine, Cleeton paints a vivid portrait of a woman caught in the currents of a turbulent time yet determined to make her own way.Īn exhilarating read with a fearless heroine. She s long since established herself as a remarkable writer, but with When We Left Cuba, she s written with a sublime force that keeps us tethered to her words.Ī beautiful and utterly transporting novel.
Cleeton s writing pulsates with passion and intimacy. Utterly un-put-down-able.īoth a hard-earned love story and a visceral account of history. When the ever-changing tides of history threaten everything she has fought for, she must make a choice between her past andfuture but the wrong move could cost Beatriz everything not just the island she loves, but also the man who has stolen her heart.Ī thrilling story about love, loss, and what we will do to go home again. As the Cold War swells like a hurricane over the shores of the Florida Strait, Beatriz is caught between the clash of Cuban American politics and the perils of a forbidden affair with a powerful man driven by ambitions of his own. Recruited by the CIA to infiltrate Fidel Castro's inner circle and pulled into the dangerous world of espionage, Beatriz is consumed by her quest for revenge and her desire to reclaim the life she lost. The Cuban Revolution took everything from sugar heiress Beatriz Perez her family, her people, her country. Instant New York Times bestseller! In 1960s Florida, a young Cuban exile will risk her life and heart to take back her country in this exhilarating historical novel from the author of The Last Train to Key West and Next Year in Havana, a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick.
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