Next Year in Havana
Reese's Book Club (A Novel)
(Sprache: Englisch)
A HELLO SUNSHINE x REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK
A beautiful novel that's full of forbidden passions, family secrets and a lot of courage and sacrifice. Reese Witherspoon
After the death of her beloved grandmother, a Cuban-American woman...
A beautiful novel that's full of forbidden passions, family secrets and a lot of courage and sacrifice. Reese Witherspoon
After the death of her beloved grandmother, a Cuban-American woman...
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A HELLO SUNSHINE x REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICKA beautiful novel that's full of forbidden passions, family secrets and a lot of courage and sacrifice. Reese Witherspoon
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.
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Chapter OneElisa
Havana, 1959
How long will we be gone?" my sister Maria asks.
"Awhile," I answer.
"Two months? Six months? A year? Two?"
"Quiet." I nudge her forward, my gaze darting around the departure area of Rancho-Boyeros Airport to see if anyone has overheard her question.
We stand in a row, the famous-or infamous, depending on who you ask-Perez sisters. Isabel leads the way, the eldest of the group. She doesn't speak, her gaze trained on her fianc, Alberto. His face is pale as he watches us, as we march out of the city we once brought to its knees.
Beatriz is next. When she walks, the hem of her finest dress swinging against her calves, the pale blue fabric adorned with lace, it's as though the entire airport holds its collective breath. She's the beauty in the family and she knows it.
I trail behind her, the knees beneath my skirts quivering, each step a weighty effort.
And then there's Maria, the last of the sugar queens.
At thirteen, Maria's too young to understand the need to keep her voice low, is able to disregard the soldiers standing in green uniforms, guns slung over their shoulders and perched in their eager hands. She knows the danger those uniforms bring, but not as well as the rest of us do. We haven't been able to remove the grief that has swept our family in its unrelenting curl, but we've done our best to shield her from the barbarity we've endured. She hasn't heard the cries of the prisoners held in cages like animals in La Caba a, the prison now run by that Argentine monster. She hasn't watched Cuban blood spill on the ground.
But our father has.
He turns and silences her with a look, one he rarely employs yet is supremely effective. For most of our lives, he's left the care of his daughters to our mother and our nanny, Magda, too busy running his sugar company and playing politics. But these are extraordinary times, the stakes higher than any we've ever faced.
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There is nothing Fidel would love more than to make an example of Emilio Perez and his family-the quintessential image of everything his revolution seeks to destroy. We're not the wealthiest family in Cuba, or the most powerful one, but the close relationship between my father and the former president is impossible to ignore. Even the careless words of a thirteen-year-old girl can prove deadly in this climate.
Maria falls silent.
Our mother walks beside our father, her head held high. She insisted we wear our finest dresses today, hats and gloves, brushed our hair until it gleamed. It wouldn't do for her daughters to look anything but their best, even in exile.
Defiant in defeat.
We might not have fought in the mountains, haven't held weapons in our glove-covered hands, but there is a battle in all of us. One Fidel has ignited like a flame that will never be extinguished. And so we walk toward the gate in our favorite dresses, Cuban pride and pragmatism on full display. It's our way of taking the gowns with us, even if they're missing the jewels that normally adorn them. What remains of our jewelry is buried in the backyard of our home.
For when we return.
To be Cuban is to be proud-it is both our greatest gift and our biggest curse. We serve no kings, bow no heads, bear our troubles on our backs as though they are nothing at all. There is an art to this, you see. An art to appearing as though everything is effortless, that your world is a gilded one, when the reality is that your knees beneath your silk gown buckle from the weight of it all. We are silk and lace, and beneath them we are steel.
We try to preserve the fictio
Maria falls silent.
Our mother walks beside our father, her head held high. She insisted we wear our finest dresses today, hats and gloves, brushed our hair until it gleamed. It wouldn't do for her daughters to look anything but their best, even in exile.
Defiant in defeat.
We might not have fought in the mountains, haven't held weapons in our glove-covered hands, but there is a battle in all of us. One Fidel has ignited like a flame that will never be extinguished. And so we walk toward the gate in our favorite dresses, Cuban pride and pragmatism on full display. It's our way of taking the gowns with us, even if they're missing the jewels that normally adorn them. What remains of our jewelry is buried in the backyard of our home.
For when we return.
To be Cuban is to be proud-it is both our greatest gift and our biggest curse. We serve no kings, bow no heads, bear our troubles on our backs as though they are nothing at all. There is an art to this, you see. An art to appearing as though everything is effortless, that your world is a gilded one, when the reality is that your knees beneath your silk gown buckle from the weight of it all. We are silk and lace, and beneath them we are steel.
We try to preserve the fictio
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Autoren-Porträt von Chanel Cleeton
Chanel Cleeton is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of When We Left Cuba and the Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick Next Year in Havana. Originally from Florida, she grew up on stories of her family's exodus from Cuba following the events of the Cuban Revolution. Her passion for politics and history continued during her years spent studying in England where she earned a bachelor's degree in international relations from Richmond, the American International University in London, and a master's degree in global politics from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Chanel also received her Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law. She loves to travel and has lived in the Caribbean, Europe, and Asia.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Chanel Cleeton
- 2018, 400 Seiten, Maße: 13,1 x 20,3 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Berkley
- ISBN-10: 0399586687
- ISBN-13: 9780399586682
- Erscheinungsdatum: 30.01.2018
Sprache:
Englisch
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A beautiful novel that's full of forbidden passions, family secrets and a lot of courage and sacrifice.Reese Witherspoon, (Reese's Book Club x Hello Sunshine book pick)
A sweeping love story and tale of courage and familial and patriotic legacy that spans generations.
Entertainment Weekly
This Cuban-set historical novel is just what you need to get that ~extra-summery~ feeling.
Bustle
The Ultimate Beach Read
Real Simple
Next Year in Havana reminds us that while love is complicated and occasionally heartbreaking, it's always worth the risk.
NPR
A flat-out stunner of a book, at once a dual-timeline mystery, a passionate romance, and paean to the tragedy and beauty of war-torn Cuba. Simply wonderful!
Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network and The Huntress
Cleeton has penned an atmospheric, politically insightful, and highly hopeful homage to a lost world. Devour Next Year in Havana and you, too, will smell the perfumed groves, taste the ropa vieja, and feel the sun on your face.
Stephanie Dray, New York Times bestselling coauthor of America's First Daughter
Don t miss this smart, moving, and romantic story.
HelloGiggles.com
A vivid, transporting novel. Next Year in Havana is about journeys into exile, into history, and into questions of home and identity. It's an engrossing read.
David Ebershoff, author of The Danish Girl and The 19th Wife
An evocative, passionate story of family loyalty and forbidden love that moves seamlessly between the past and present of Cuba s turbulent history...Next Year in Havana kept me enthralled and savoring every word.
Shelley Noble, New York Times bestselling author of Whisper Beach
Chanel Cleeton s prose is as beautiful as Cuba itself, and the story she weaves of exile and loss, memory and myth, forbidden love and enduring
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friendship is at once sweeping and beautifully intimate.
Jennifer Robson, USA Today bestselling author of Somewhere in France
A poignant tale of aristocracy, subterfuge, tyranny, conflict, corruption and courage during the Cuban Revolution Next Year In Havana is an extraordinary journey that connects the past and present and will enthrall readers until the very end.
RT Book Review (starred review)
An enticing and wonderful read for lovers of historical fiction and soul-searching journeys.
Library Journal (starred review)
An undeniably personal and intimate look at Cuba then and now, wrapped around the gripping story of two women torn between love and country.
Renée Rosen, bestselling author of Park Avenue Summer
Chanel Cleeton delivers an amazing and captivating read!
Alix Rickloff, author of On the Way to London
With graceful prose, Cleeton evokes the former grandeur of 1950s Cuba, and contrasts it with modern day Miami in this sweeping family saga of loss and love.
Heather Webb, author of Last Christmas in Paris
A compelling, un-put-downable page-turner told from two equally powerful female narratives...A must read.
Lia Riley, author of It Happened on Love Street
Next Year in Havana is a ravishing jewel of romance, hope, family, and the history in Cuba.
Weina Dai Randel, author of The Moon in the Palace
This gritty tale pulls back the curtain on revolutionary and modern Cuba, allowing us a glimpse of the courage, heartache, and sacrifices of those who left their country in exile, and also those who stayed behind.
Stephanie Marie Thornton, USA Today bestselling author of Clever Girl
Next Year in Havana is a riveting, moving novel that explores the ever-relevant themes of love and sacrifice, family and duty, patriotism and resistance. Cleeton describes Havana so vividly that I felt I was there. I could not put this book down!
Alyssa Palombo, author of The Most Beautiful Woman in Florence
Jennifer Robson, USA Today bestselling author of Somewhere in France
A poignant tale of aristocracy, subterfuge, tyranny, conflict, corruption and courage during the Cuban Revolution Next Year In Havana is an extraordinary journey that connects the past and present and will enthrall readers until the very end.
RT Book Review (starred review)
An enticing and wonderful read for lovers of historical fiction and soul-searching journeys.
Library Journal (starred review)
An undeniably personal and intimate look at Cuba then and now, wrapped around the gripping story of two women torn between love and country.
Renée Rosen, bestselling author of Park Avenue Summer
Chanel Cleeton delivers an amazing and captivating read!
Alix Rickloff, author of On the Way to London
With graceful prose, Cleeton evokes the former grandeur of 1950s Cuba, and contrasts it with modern day Miami in this sweeping family saga of loss and love.
Heather Webb, author of Last Christmas in Paris
A compelling, un-put-downable page-turner told from two equally powerful female narratives...A must read.
Lia Riley, author of It Happened on Love Street
Next Year in Havana is a ravishing jewel of romance, hope, family, and the history in Cuba.
Weina Dai Randel, author of The Moon in the Palace
This gritty tale pulls back the curtain on revolutionary and modern Cuba, allowing us a glimpse of the courage, heartache, and sacrifices of those who left their country in exile, and also those who stayed behind.
Stephanie Marie Thornton, USA Today bestselling author of Clever Girl
Next Year in Havana is a riveting, moving novel that explores the ever-relevant themes of love and sacrifice, family and duty, patriotism and resistance. Cleeton describes Havana so vividly that I felt I was there. I could not put this book down!
Alyssa Palombo, author of The Most Beautiful Woman in Florence
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