Property of the revolution from a Cuban barrio to a New Hampshire mill town : a memoir
"In this sweeping, historical, yet intimate memoir, the author details her family's transformation from pro-Castro revolutionaries in a scrappy Havana barrio to refugees in a New Hampshire mill town -- a timeless and timely tale of loss and reinvention. Ana Hebra Flaster was six years old when her w...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley, CA :
She Writes Press,
2025.
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| Summary: | "In this sweeping, historical, yet intimate memoir, the author details her family's transformation from pro-Castro revolutionaries in a scrappy Havana barrio to refugees in a New Hampshire mill town -- a timeless and timely tale of loss and reinvention. Ana Hebra Flaster was six years old when her working-class family was kicked out of their Havana barrio for opposing communism. Once devoted revolutionaries themselves but disillusioned by the Castro government's repressive tactics, they fled to the US. The permanent losses they suffered -- of home, country, and loved ones, all within forty-eight hours -- haunted her multigenerational family as they reclaimed their lives and freedom in 1967 New Hampshire. There, they fed each other stories of their scrappy barrio -- some of which Hebra Flaster has shared on All Things Considered -- to resurrect their lost world and fortify themselves for a daunting task: building a new life in a foreign land." -- |
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| Item Description: | Includes book group guide. |
| Physical Description: | 307 pages : photographs ; 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781647428266 1647428262 |
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