The Cuban Revolution took everything from sugar heiress Beatriz Perez–her family, her people, her country. In 1960s Florida, a young Cuban exile will risk her life–and heart–to take back her country in this exhilarating historical novel from the author of Next Year in Havana, a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick. There’s a love story within the political machinations, and Beatriz’s passion for both her country and the man who steals her heart fills the book. The novel is primarily set in Palm Beach and follows Beatriz’s involvement with the CIA in one of many plots to assassinate Fidel Castro and is heavily influenced by the heightened espionage between the two countries. When We Left Cuba is Beatriz’s story (she’s one of the sisters you meet in Next Year in Havana) and is set during the tumultuous Cuban-American relations of the 1960s. I read Next Year in Havana last year and loved it (check out my preview, review and discussion questions)! And Chanel was the first author I interviewed for this site so I just have so much love and appreciation for her! And during the Q&A, she gave a sneak peak into When We Left Cuba:
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