Guava and Cheese (ePub)
(Sprache: Englisch)
While running along the seawall that borders Nipe Bay in the sugar mill town of Preston, Cuba, three Cuban children, Lina, Emilio, and Angela find a waterlogged suitcase. They soon learn the bag is debris from a tragic plane crasha failed hijacking. Two...
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While running along the seawall that borders Nipe Bay in the sugar mill town of Preston, Cuba, three Cuban children, Lina, Emilio, and Angela find a waterlogged suitcase. They soon learn the bag is debris from a tragic plane crasha failed hijacking. Two months later, thousands of Fidel Castros supporters are shouting Viva Fidel! as the new leader addresses the nation on TV and radio.
As the revolution engulfs the island, the childrens families take sides and take action. Fearing their friendships will be torn apart, the playmates vow to be friends forever. Soon Lina is sent to her grandparents in the United States. With the help of a semi-clandestine operation, Operation Pedro Pan, Emilio goes to a childrens home in Miami. Angela stays in Cuba and joins the Army of Education. As the three families struggle with tragedies and betrayal, Lina determines to reunite with her friends.
As the revolution engulfs the island, the childrens families take sides and take action. Fearing their friendships will be torn apart, the playmates vow to be friends forever. Soon Lina is sent to her grandparents in the United States. With the help of a semi-clandestine operation, Operation Pedro Pan, Emilio goes to a childrens home in Miami. Angela stays in Cuba and joins the Army of Education. As the three families struggle with tragedies and betrayal, Lina determines to reunite with her friends.
Autoren-Porträt von Tina Matlock
Tina Matlock was born in Preston, Oriente, Cuba. She came to the U.S. in 1960, shortly after Castro’s revolution. Her reminiscence of Cuban family life during those tumultuous times is historically accurate for she extensively researched as well as lived and breathed many of the details. She has published several works of poetry. Guava and Cheese is her first novel. Tina and her husband live in Melbourne, Florida.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Tina Matlock
- 2002, 238 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: iUniverse
- ISBN-10: 1469726068
- ISBN-13: 9781469726069
- Erscheinungsdatum: 05.12.2002
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