A fast-moving story of Cuba, of love and intrigue and of a young man's compulsion to invade the country of his mother's birth.
A father and son, desperate to shake off the grief of loving and losing someone close to them, go on a sailing odyssey to the Caribbean. The son becomes captivated by a child-like beauty only recently escaped from Cuba. She pleads with him to smuggle her back in ... to destroy what she left behind.
Excerpt
“I worry that I will not get all this down, that before I am able to do so I will run out of either paper or life. In my current state of mind, I view the former with as much tragedy as I do the latter, since there would then be no way of telling the why of what happened, what it was that motivated Nicola and me--you see, we were pushed by separate demons.”
Professional Reviews
Sime~Gen, Linda Nelson
"...excellently crafted...kept you on the edge of your seat...wear loose-fitting clothes when you come to this feast. You will leave the table satisfied..."
BLOSM
"Reader engaged from opening lines."
"Startling and compelling plot….Strong Characters…I was involved from the beginning."
"Good dialogue, gripping tale…I recommend this book; it is worth reading!"
"A well-written, mainstream story."
A.A. Showcase
"...This is quality writing..."
"...The characters were very realistic..."
"...You could see something like this happening..."
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