New York Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. dj. Hardcover first edition - 'A fascinating, powerfully evocative story of four generations of Cuban women' - a combination of memoir, history and reporting, this most of all the story of Naty Revuelta, born into a privileged family, educated in the US, mistress of Fidel Castro who remained in Cuba after her husband and the rest of her family left to raise her second daughter, the unacknowledged child of Fidel Castro. The author, whose paternal grandmother was Cuban, found this story when she visited Cuba in an attempt to find out more about her grandmother. Dustjacket praise from Oscar Hijuelos and Judith Thurman, among others. Photographs, 234 pp. ISBN: 0-679-430539.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. dj. Hardcover first edition - The story of four generations of Cuban women in the Revuelta family, "through whose lives the author illuminates a vivid picture - both personal and historical - of Cuba in our century. At its center is Naty: born in 1925, educated in the United States, a socialite during the Batista era, who after marriage to a prominent doctor and the birth of a daughter became intoxicated with Castro and his revolution (here, published for the first time, are the letters they exchanged while he was in jail). Though her husband and daughter immigrated to the United States after Castro's victory, Naty remained in Cuba to raise her second…
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. dj. Hardcover first edition - The story of four generations of Cuban women in the Revuelta family, "through whose lives the author illuminates a vivid picture - both personal and historical - of Cuba in our century. At its center is Naty: born in 1925, educated in the United States, a socialite during the Batista era, who after marriage to a prominent doctor and the birth of a daughter became intoxicated with Castro and his revolution (here, published for the first time, are the letters they exchanged while he was in jail). Though her husband and daughter immigrated to the United States after Castro's victory, Naty remained in Cuba to raise her second child, Castro's unacknowledged daughter, only to be ultimately confronted by his dismissive, withering judgment. One of her two daughters settles well into life in America, while the other never recovers from her father's repudiation; her granddaughter, who Naty desperately believes will return to Cuba when Castro is removed from the island; and her mother, an unregenerate reactionary." Illustrated with photographs. Selected chronology, bibliographical note. 234 pp. ISBN: 0-679430539.
HAVANA DREAMS: A Story of Cuba.
