
Find Me in Havana
Serena Burdick
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"Told in a series of letters, FIND ME IN HAVANA is a beautiful and heart-wrenching story of mothers and daughters, and the American Dream that comes with the biggest price of all. I couldn't put it down!" -- Heather Webb, USA Today bestselling author
Cuba, 1936: When Estelita Rodriguez sings in a hazy Havana nightclub for the very first time, she is nine years old. From then on, that spotlight of adoration--from Havana to New York's Copacabana and then Hollywood--becomes the one true accomplishment no one can take from her. Not the 1933 Cuban Revolution that drove her family into poverty. Not the revolving door of husbands or the fickle world of film.
Thirty years later, her young adult daughter, Nina, is blindsided by her mother's mysterious death. Seeking answers, the grieving Nina navigates the troubling, opulent memories of their life together and discovers how much Estelita sacrificed to live the American dream on her own terms.
Based on true events and exclusive interviews with Nina Lopez, Estelita's daughter, Find Me in Havana weaves two unforgettable voices into one extraordinary story that explores the unbreakable bond between mother and child, and the ever-changing landscape of self-discovery.
Product Details
Publisher | Park Row |
Publish Date | January 12, 2021 |
Pages | 336 |
Language | English |
Type | |
EAN/UPC | 9780778389361 |
Dimensions | 8.0 X 5.3 X 1.0 inches | 0.6 pounds |
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Reviews
"Burdick brilliantly captures the glamour, and the grit, of life as a Cuban immigrant turned Hollywood star in her fascinating new novel about Estelita Rodriguez. Told in a series of letters, FIND ME IN HAVANA is a beautiful and heart-wrenching story of mothers and daughters, and the American Dream that comes with the biggest price of all. I couldn't put it down!"-- Heather Webb, USA Today bestselling author of The Next Ship Home
"A poignant and gripping account of the life of Cuban actress Estelita Rodriquez... With great skill, Burdick weaves a heartbreaking narrative of a star's rise and fall... A deeply affecting tragedy." -- Publishers Weekly
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