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Next Year in Havana

By: Chanel Cleeton
Narrated by: Kyla Garcia, Frankie Maria Corzo
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A Reese's Book Club x Hello Sunshine on Audible Pick

"A beautiful novel full of passion, secrets, 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, 19-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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Caribbean Creators Historical Fiction Latino American United States Women's Fiction World Literature Heartfelt Feel-Good Inspiring Funny Suspenseful
Vivid Descriptions • Compelling Historical Fiction • Authentic Spanish Pronunciation • Rich Characters • Emotional Depth

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I was really looking forward to a story about lives in Cuba and this one seemed promising, but I found the writing to be a bit sophomoric. It was a bit too sickly sweet for me and used too many words, hitting us readers over the head with things we could have gotten when we read them the first time. The author would benefit from more subtlety and restraint. Likewise, I felt the narrator was trying too hard to get lots of inflection in her voice. I didn’t even realize there were two narrators until I read it at the end. They sound very similar.

Interesting idea, but writing and performance rather sophomoric

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Writing was clumsy and sophomoric and the narration was delivered in an almost monotone voice. I appreciated however her accurate pronunciations. On the plus side, since I have visited Cuba several times, I very much appreciated the descriptions of land, sky,sea, cars, architecture, and revolutionary monuments and sites. Those were spot on and made me very nostalgic.

Not great literature by any stretch of imagination

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I’m not one to love audio books- I much prefer the physical version. I tend to get annoyed my narrators easily, but I really enjoyed the two women who read this one. I loved that it was a romance, but also something that helped me to understand Cuban history so much better and liked how the flashbacks and flash forwards were easy to follow as well.

Great Narration

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This book took me a while to get into but in the end it was entertaining. I do not know how accurate the history is but the characters make the story flow along and bring a bit of mystery to that island.

Cuban story

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As a Cuban - American i found the book charming. Even though we left when I was 11 it was in 1960 so the story was right on my mark. However Ms Cleeton wrote the book for C/A or those familiar with Cuban cooking, for she mentions picadillo, arroz con pollo and other words without further explanation. But as I said, I loved! Next year in Havana!

Loved it, made me homesick

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