When We Left Cuba
From the author of Next Year in Havana, comes the story of Beatriz Perez, the radiant, vibrant, sister of Elisa Perez readers fell in love with in Havana.Set against the backdrop of the tumultuous Cuban-American relations of the 1960s, Beatriz finds herself embroiled in a CIA plot to assassinate...
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From the author of Next Year in Havana, comes the story of Beatriz Perez, the radiant, vibrant, sister of Elisa Perez readers fell in love with in Havana.Set against the backdrop of the tumultuous Cuban-American relations of the 1960s, Beatriz finds herself embroiled in a CIA plot to assassinate Fidel Castro and reclaim her country—all while falling for the one man she can
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Edition language: English
This review can also be found at Carole's Random Life in Books.This was such a wonderful story! I really enjoyed Chanel Cleeton's Next Year in Havana so I was really excited to learn that one of my favorite characters in that book would get to tell her own story. This is that story. The events in th...
Reviewed for Wit and Sin Chanel Cleeton’s writing simply enchants in When We Left Cuba. I was intrigued by Beatriz Perez in Next Year in Havana and I couldn’t wait to see if her story would be as engaging as she is. Spoiler alert: it is.Beatriz is a vibrant, complex heroine full of passion, longin...