Next Year in Havana New York Times Review
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Chanel Cleeton's Next Twelvemonth in Havana, received overwhelmingly positive reviews from our First Impression readers, averaging an overall rating of iv.vii, including these comments:
The author has a wonderful power to pigment a picture of Havana and Republic of cuba and then that you tin encounter the places and settings. I particularly enjoyed the writer's fine, lyrical writing and the passionate and realistic characters she created...The juxtaposition of weather condition in 1958 Cuba with present day Republic of cuba was excellent. The characters were flawed and multi-dimensional. The storyline kept me turning pages apace and made me even more than anxious to visit this cute but complicated land...continued
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Shelf Sensation
Chanel Cleeton'south lush, compelling historical novel weaves together two stories of love, revolution and family secrets in Cuba.
Historical Novels Review, Editors' Choice
Told in alternating timelines, Next Year in Havana is an immersive family saga of dear, hope, and cede, and what information technology means to exist Cuban, despite where you were built-in. I loved the rich details of Cuba, especially Havana, and Cleeton does an excellent task of bringing both the by and present to life.
Kirkus
A honey story and an homage to the history of the Cuban people, the latter significantly overshadowing the onetime.
Library Journal
Starred Review. An enticing and wonderful read for lovers of historical fiction and soul-searching journeys.
David Ebershoff, author of The Danish Daughter and The 19th Wife
A vivid, transporting novel. Next Yr in Havana is about journeys-- into exile, into history, and into questions of domicile and identity. It's an engrossing read.
Kate Quinn, U.s. Today bestselling of The Alice Network
A flat-out stunner of a book, at in one case a dual-timeline mystery, a passionate romance, and paean to the tragedy and beauty of war-torn Cuba. Simply wonderful!
Shelley Noble, New York Times bestselling author of Whisper Beach
An evocative, passionate story of family loyalty and forbidden love that moves seamlessly betwixt the past and present of Cuba's turbulent history… Side by side Year in Havana kept me enthralled and savoring every give-and-take.
Jennifer Robson, Usa Today bestselling author of Somewhere in France
Chanel Cleeton's prose is every bit beautiful as Cuba itself, and the story she weaves—of exile and loss, memory and myth, forbidden honey and indelible friendship—is at once sweeping and beautifully intimate.
Renee Rosen, writer of Windy City Dejection
An undeniably personal and intimate look at Cuba then and now, wrapped around the gripping story of two women torn betwixt love and country.
Alix Rickloff, writer of On the Way to London
Chanel Cleeton delivers an amazing and captivating read!
Heather Webb, author of Final Christmas in Paris
With svelte prose, Cleeton evokes the former grandeur of 1950s Cuba, and contrasts it with modern 24-hour interval Miami in this sweeping family saga of loss and love.
Lia Riley, writer of It Happened on Love Street
A compelling, un-put-downable page-turner told from 2 as powerful female person narratives…A must read.
Stephanie Thornton, author The Conqueror's Wife
This gritty tale pulls back the drape on revolutionary and modern Cuba, allowing the states a glimpse of the courage, heartache, and sacrifices of those who left their country in exile, and also those who stayed backside.
Alyssa Palombo, writer of The About Beautiful Adult female in Florence
Next Year in Havana is a riveting, moving novel that explores the ever-relevant themes of love and sacrifice, family and duty, patriotism and resistance. Cleeton describes Havana so vividly that I felt I was there. I could non put this book down!
Reader Reviews
Sandra B, (TX)
Enjoyed the Book
This book helped me learn more nearly Cuba and the hardships that were/are there and how the Cubans go along to enjoy life and keep to live in Republic of cuba. They make the best of a hard situation. I would recommend reading this book.
M.S.
Next Twelvemonth in Havana
Next Year in Havana is not a volume I usually read, but thank you to BookBrowse and its First Impressions, I'thousand glad this is the book I asked for. From the beginning of the book I was hooked by the mode the author describes places, people, and all that is ... Read More than
Elizabeth K. (Dallas, TX)
Intriguing story of Republic of cuba - by and nowadays
I actually enjoyed the volume, which moves dorsum and forth between Marisol's visit to present-mean solar day Cuba and her grandmother Elisa's story of Cuba in the late 1950's when Fidel Castro came into power. The contrasts between by and present, between ... Read More
Wendy F. (Kalamazoo, MI)
Next Twelvemonth in Havana
Absolutely loved this volume. Chanel Cleeton helps u.s.a. experience the rich heritage of Elisa Perez and her family. Elisa's granddaughter, Marisol Ferrera, discovers family secrets on her trip to Cuba to scatter her grandmother's ashes. Her journeying is... Read More than
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