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Jun 02, 2009 | ISBN 9781594483790 Buy
Jun 12, 2008 | ISBN 9781440637322 Buy
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Jun 02, 2009 | ISBN 9781594483790
Jun 12, 2008 | ISBN 9781440637322
A magical new novel “of loss and love across more than a century of Cuba’s past.”(Chicago Sun-Times)Alone in a city that haunts her, far from her family, her history, and the island she left behind, Cecelia seeks refuge in a bar in Little Havana where a mysterious old woman’s fascinating tale keeps Cecelia returning night after night. Her powerful story of long-vanished epochs weaves the saga of three families from far-flung pieces of the world whose connection forms the kind of family that Cecelia has long been missing-one cast from legendary, unbreakable love. As Cecelia falls under the story’s heady sway, she discovers the source of the visions that plague her, and a link to the past she cannot shake.
Daína Chaviano is the award-winning author of several novels published in Spanish. Winner of the acclaimed Azorín Award for Best Novel for El hombre, la hembra y el hambre (Man, Woman and Hunger), her most recent work, The Island of… More about Daína Chaviano
“Passionate…satisfying.” –Chicago Sun- Times “A rich, moving, musical novel.” –Locus magazine “[An] ambitious novel.” –Sun-Sentinel “Rich, satisfying…this work is an absolute delight.” –Library Journal
IMPAC Dublin Literary Award WINNER
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