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The Woman She Was
by
Rosa Jordan
Celia Cantú, a pediatrician in Havana, is trying to live a regular life in today's Cuba. She is engaged to her childhood friend Luis and lives with her 16-year-old niece, Liliana. Celia's life is disrupted when Luis's brother, Joe, returns from Miami flaunting his American ways. Joe's arrival and Liliana's adolescent restlessness force Celia to examine the discrepancy betw...more
Paperback, 384 pages
Published
March 6th 2012
by Brindle and Glass Publishing
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This book was disappointing; if half stars were available I would have given it two and a half stars.
I thought it might be a historical novel about Celia Sanchez but she is a tiny sidebar, at best. It's all over the place, as though the author couldn't decide what kind of book she wanted to write - travelogue, Cuban propaganda, romance, mystery? I didn't find any of the plotlines very compelling.
However, we discussed the book last night at Book Club and that was quite interesting. Many of the me...more
I thought it might be a historical novel about Celia Sanchez but she is a tiny sidebar, at best. It's all over the place, as though the author couldn't decide what kind of book she wanted to write - travelogue, Cuban propaganda, romance, mystery? I didn't find any of the plotlines very compelling.
However, we discussed the book last night at Book Club and that was quite interesting. Many of the me...more
Excellent book. I almost didn't finish it as I stalled out on it at about 50 pages in. Those Lago brothers were just such asses. But I'm SO GLAD I tried again as no more than 5 pages later, the story absolutely took off and I couldn't put it down after that. Highly recommend this book.
Particularly enjoyed the Cuban history and how it ties to everyday life of the characters.
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Immigrated to Canada, 1974. Education: University of California, Los Angeles, B.A.; University of Guanajuato, Mexico, M.A. Addresses: Home: Rossland, British Columbia, Canada.
AWARDS:
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Special nomination, Parents' Choice Award, and First-Place Award, National Council on Family, all 1997, all for The Sweetest Place; Silver Birch Honours Book designation,...more
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AWARDS:
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Special nomination, Parents' Choice Award, and First-Place Award, National Council on Family, all 1997, all for The Sweetest Place; Silver Birch Honours Book designation,...more
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Mar 23, 2013 05:00am
Thanks, Sandy. Glad you agree!
Mar 24, 2013 01:37pm