Late to the party for this @reesesbookclub pick! Had it on my shelf over 2 years before I felt it needed to be picked up. 

▫️Dual POV: granddaughter & grandmother

▪️Story of Cuba’s feeling their country under the rise of Fidel Castro

▫️Lovers: right person, wrong time 

▪️Strong family ties 

▫️Revolutionary men; strong patriotism

▪️I didn’t see the twist coming towards the end; it was a pleasant surprise

This is a historical fictional novel that removes the veil of the pain and suffering that Cubans endured under Batista and Castro. 

The oppression that Cubans have been under for decades; the censorship and lack of freedom of speech is unfathomable. The lack of housing, reliable internet, freedom to THINK, has all been censored, restricted, and punished if found out.