Wish I'd Read This First

When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is a second book in the Cuba story but I actually wish I read it before Next Year in Havana. Both, however, are engrossing and interesting. To hear the Cuban viewpoint of the rise of Fidel and what it is like to live in exile in the US is fascinating. Still, though I can understand the first arrivals to this country after Fidel took over and Batista was overthrown, it is still beyond my understanding how those born here still grieve the loss of " their " country. Although, in this book, several of the exiles seem to have begun to move on and see themselves not as Cubans living in America but Americans making a life for themselves. The stories both add to the tapestry that is the American culture, made up of many different broths. Just excellent books, both,

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