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Next Year in Havana

Written by: Chanel Cleeton
Narrated by: Kyla Garcia, Frankie 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.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio.

©2018 Chanel Cleeton (P)2018 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Fiction Historical Fiction Women's Fiction World Literature Latin America Heartfelt Romance
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For the most part, I enjoyed this book. The two stories (the grandmother's past and the granddaughter's future) had interesting parallels and their own romance, mystery, and relationships to Cuba.

You learn a lot about Cuba in this book, which is fine, but at times it came off too heavy-handed. Everyone seems to just talk to each other about Cuba, there is almost no non-Cuba-related dialogue in the entire book. Even lovers are discussing Cuban politics shortly after amorous activities.

My main complaint about this audiobook has to do with the author's style and its presentation in audio form. The two main characters have a lot of inner monologue that is no different in style from their spoken dialogue. The author does not use "I said" very often, which is normally fine (as some over use it), since distinguishing spoken dialogue and inner monologue would be easy when looking at the text. In the audio version, however, it is very difficult . This is the first audiobook that I've ever had major issues distinguishing inner and outer dialogue. It distracts from the experience and affects how you view the burgeoning relationships, depending on whether things are spoken aloud or not.

Engaging story featuring 1 place & 2 time periods

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Step back in time to a pre-Castro Cuba and experience young love at the time of transition. Great listen to get you through any mundane chore or workout. Deeply satisfying, this book makes you feel like you’ve just got back from vacation!

History meets passion

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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I couldn’t stop listening. This was my first audible book and I have to say it’s got me hooked!

Loved this book!

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I thoroughly enjoyed the story of parallel lives of women from two different generations in Cuba and the USA. The story moved along well, had good character development and lots of interesting facts woven into a great story.

Entertaining AND Educational

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Good to learn about Cuba from a different perspective but the story is so cliche especially the romance dialogues are so cheesy. In general, it’s not deep if refrain from calling it shallow.

Interesting history with cliché story

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