Read Anywhere and on Any Device!

Subscribe to Read | $0.00

Join today and start reading your favorite books for Free!

Create Free Account

I Was Never the First Lady

3.1/5 ( ratings)

"A lush, sensuous, and original tale of family, love, and history, set against the backdrop of the Cuban Revolution and its aftermath. Nadia Guerra's mother, Albis Torres, left when Nadia was just ten years old. Growing up, the proponents of revolution promised a better future. Now that she's an adult, Nadia finds that life in Havana hasn't quite matched its promise; instead it has stifled her rebellious and artistic desires. Each night she DJs a radio show government censors block from broadcasting. Frustrated, Nadia finds hope and a way out when she wins a scholarship to study in Russia. Leaving Cuba offers her the chance to find her long lost mother and her real father. But as she embarks on a journey east, Nadia soon begins to question everything she thought she knew and understood about her past. As Nadia discovers more about her family, her fate becomes entwined with that of Celia Sanchez, an icon of the Cuban Revolution-a resistance fighter, ingenious spy, and the rumored lover of Fidel Castro. A tale of revolutionary ideals and promise, Celia's story interweaves with Nadia's search for meaning, and eventually reveals secrets Nadia could never have dreamed"--

Pages: 336

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: HarperVia

Release: August 03, 2021

ISBN: 0062990748

ISBN 13: 9780062990747

I Was Never the First Lady

3.1/5 ( ratings)

"A lush, sensuous, and original tale of family, love, and history, set against the backdrop of the Cuban Revolution and its aftermath. Nadia Guerra's mother, Albis Torres, left when Nadia was just ten years old. Growing up, the proponents of revolution promised a better future. Now that she's an adult, Nadia finds that life in Havana hasn't quite matched its promise; instead it has stifled her rebellious and artistic desires. Each night she DJs a radio show government censors block from broadcasting. Frustrated, Nadia finds hope and a way out when she wins a scholarship to study in Russia. Leaving Cuba offers her the chance to find her long lost mother and her real father. But as she embarks on a journey east, Nadia soon begins to question everything she thought she knew and understood about her past. As Nadia discovers more about her family, her fate becomes entwined with that of Celia Sanchez, an icon of the Cuban Revolution-a resistance fighter, ingenious spy, and the rumored lover of Fidel Castro. A tale of revolutionary ideals and promise, Celia's story interweaves with Nadia's search for meaning, and eventually reveals secrets Nadia could never have dreamed"--

Pages: 336

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: HarperVia

Release: August 03, 2021

ISBN: 0062990748

ISBN 13: 9780062990747

More books from Wendy Guerra

Everyone Leaves

3.5/5 ( ratings)

Cuba on the Verge: 12 Writers on Continuity and Change in Havana and Across the Country

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Domingo de Revolución

3.4/5 ( ratings)

Negra

3.3/5 ( ratings)

Posar desnuda en La Habana

3.1/5 ( ratings)

El mercenario que coleccionaba obras de arte

3.2/5 ( ratings)

Ropa interior (Bruguera Poesia)

3.3/5 ( ratings)

Rate this book!

Write a review?