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!Ĭhanel Cleeton follows the spectacular success of NEXT YEAR IN HAVANA with the sure-to-soar WHEN WE LEFT CUBA, continuing the saga of the exiled Perez sisters. 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. Utterly un-put-down-able.Īn edifying, entertaining read filled with adventure, suspense, history and romance, When We Left Cuba is a thought-provoking look at the ways in which politics can be intensely personal. thrilling story about love, loss, and what we will do to go home again. beautiful and utterly transporting novel. Has sex, drama, suspense…and pairs perfectly with a mojito.īrimming with rich 1960s-era detail and decadent adventure…An exhilarating read with a fearless heroine.Ĭleeton will break hearts with this exquisitely wrought tale.

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. Cleeton’s writing pulsates with passion and intimacy…. You won’t be able to put this one down.īoth a hard-earned love story and a visceral account of history. When We Left Cuba is equal parts passionate romance and political thriller. When the ever-changing tides of history threaten everything she has fought for, she must make a choice between her past and future-but the wrong move could cost Beatriz everything-not just the island she loves, but also the man who has stolen her heart. 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.Īs 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. The Cuban Revolution took everything from sugar heiress Beatriz Perez-her family, her people, her country. 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 Next Year in Havana, a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick.

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