The Distant Marvels, Chantel Acevedo: This novel about storytelling has a cinematic quality that makes it unforgettable. Through compelling characters, it traverses a history of Cuba that most Americans do not hear about -- slave rebellions, concentration camps for Cubans who dared to resist the Spanish, and later the impact of the Americans. An almost classical plot structured around the gathering of people, eight unique women, taking refuge during Hurricane Flora in 1963 in a former governor's palace in Castro’s Cuba. It proceeds via the mixing of memories, sweet and bitter.
A Selection from my 2022 Reading
A Selection from my 2022 Reading
A Selection from my 2022 Reading
The Distant Marvels, Chantel Acevedo: This novel about storytelling has a cinematic quality that makes it unforgettable. Through compelling characters, it traverses a history of Cuba that most Americans do not hear about -- slave rebellions, concentration camps for Cubans who dared to resist the Spanish, and later the impact of the Americans. An almost classical plot structured around the gathering of people, eight unique women, taking refuge during Hurricane Flora in 1963 in a former governor's palace in Castro’s Cuba. It proceeds via the mixing of memories, sweet and bitter.