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Dreaming in Cuban"Impressive . . . Cristina Garc a's] story is about three generations of Cuban women and their separate responses to the revolution. Her special feat is to tell it in a style as warm and gentle as the 'sustaining aromas of vanilla and almond, ' as rhythmic as the music of Beny Mor ." Time Cristina Garc a's acclaimed book is the haunting, bittersweet story of a family experiencing a country's revolution and the revelations that follow. The lives of
"Impressive . . . Cristina Garc a's] story is about three generations of Cuban women and their separate responses to the revolution. Her special feat is to tell it in a style as warm and gentle as the 'sustaining aromas of vanilla and almond, ' as rhythmic as the music of Beny Mor ."--Time Cristina Garc a's acclaimed book is the haunting, bittersweet story of a family experiencing a country's revolution and the revelations that follow. The lives of Celia del Pino and her husband, daughters, and grandchildren mirror the magical realism of Cuba itself, a landscape of beauty and poverty, idealism and corruption. Dreaming in Cuban is "a work that possesses both the intimacy of a Chekov story and the hallucinatory magic of a novel by Gabriel Garc a M rquez" (The New York Times). In celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the novel's original publication, this edition features a new introduction by the author. Praise for Dreaming in Cuban "Remarkable . . . an intricate weaving of dramatic events with the supernatural and the cosmic . . . evocative and lush."--San Francisco Chronicle"Captures the pain, the distance, the frustrations and the dreams of these family dramas with a vivid, poetic prose."--The Washington Post
"Brilliant . . . With tremendous skill, passion and humor, Garc a just may have written the definitive story of Cuban exiles and some of those they left behind."--The Denver Post
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 02/10/1993
ISBN: 9780345381439
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.43lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.22w x 0.59d
Award: National Book Awards - Nominee
Review Citations: Poder Hispanic 11/01/2008 pg. 70
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 44735 / Dreaming in Cuban
Reading Level: 6.5 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 11
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Parents to be will find this book helpful
Format: Paperback
This book is well written with personal stories shared from the heart. This book would be a nice gift for parents to be and parents with a young child. I think you'll like this book.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2016
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Format: Paperback
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Favorite treat of all time for our Maltese pup.
Pattern Name: Lollipop, Size: 0.53 Ounce (Pack of 4)
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Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2026
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Perfect treat for my Dolcé!
Pattern Name: Bone, Size: 0.53 Ounce (Pack of 4)
My 14 pound Maltipoo LOVES these. It keeps her occupied for a good 30 minutes. Be sure to get the bone-shaped ones because little dogs will choke on the lollipop-shaped ones.
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I have three very large dogs who absolutely love these treats. They are very picky because they’re very spoiled! But yes, they love these!
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