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ISBN: 0-927534-75-4
320 pp. | paper only | $16.00

a memoir by María del Carmen Boza

Boza and her parents left Cuba in 1960. Her father had been the managing editor of a Havana newpaper that ran afoul of Fidel Castro. He was crushed by the botched Bay of Pigs invasion, and over the years he became increasingly disillusioned with U.S. policy toward Cuba. He committed suicide on May 19, 1989, the anniversary of the death of his hero, José Martí, Cuban journalist, poet, and patriot. In attempting to understand her father's life and death — and her ambivalent relationship to him — Boza essentially tells the story of all Cuban exiles: the reasons behind their single-minded devotion to Cuba, their restlessness in a land of safety, and their bitterness over their fate.

María del Carmen Boza was born in Havana, Cuba. She received a B.A. in philosophy from Barnard College and an M.F.A. in creative writing from the University of Maryland. She currently lives in Maine and teaches in the writing workshop at Bates College.

"Highly recommended for the poignancy of its writing and the sensitive portrayal of an often misunderstood community."

—Gustavo Pérez Firmat, author of Next Year in Cuba.