She also meets Luis with his own secrets. When she comes to Havana, she experiences Cuba’s beauty and tense political climate. The other is told from Elisa’s granddaughter Marisol Ferrera who travels to Cuba in 2017 to fulfill Elisa’s wishes of having her ashes scattered in Cuba. Her life takes a fateful turn when she begins a passionate affair with a revolutionary named Pablo. Elisa Perez is the sheltered daughter of a wealthy sugar baron. The year is 1958 in Havana and the country is changing at a rapid pace due to political unrest. The narrative is told from two perspectives and time periods. This action is an important component to the book. When her grandparents were forced to leave Cuba, they buried their valuables in their backyard, hoping to return to it one day. She says the inspiration came from her family’s exodus from Cuba following the events of the Cuban Revolution.
In her acknowledgments, Cleeton called Next Year in Havana “the book of my heart.” And you truly can get a sense of the deep personal connection found in this fiction book.
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