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Author Simón, Melanie Bowden.

Title La Americana : a memoir / Melanie Bowden Simón.

Publication Info. New York, NY : Skyhorse Publishing, [2016]

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 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  972.9 SI54    Check Shelf
Description x, 222 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Summary "La Americana is the story of Melanie Bowden Simon, who, at the age of twenty-five, left her job at Tina Brown's Talk magazine following the death of her mother and decided to take a vacation in Havana, Cuba, with a friend. Little did she know that she would meet and fall in love with a Cuban man named Luis and dive headlong into a culture defined by beauty, humor, and grace within the unnerving realities of communism. In this memoir, Simon details her fascination with Cuban culture as she grapples with the death of her mother. She also covers the struggle to get in and out of Cuba at a time when the country is labeled a pariah state. Yet over and over again, Simon manages to overcome international barriers and overcome language and cultural obstacles-all in the name of her love for Luis. This book makes a great read for those with an interest in Cuban history, a zest for romance, or a passion for travel. Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Arcade, Good Books, Sports Publishing, and Yucca imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. Our list includes biographies on well-known historical figures like Benjamin Franklin, Nelson Mandela, and Alexander Graham Bell, as well as villains from history, such as Heinrich Himmler, John Wayne Gacy, and O.J. Simpson. We have also published survivor stories of World War II, memoirs about overcoming adversity, first-hand tales of adventure, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Simón, Melanie Bowden.
Simón, Melanie Bowden -- Travel -- Cuba.
Cuba -- Description and travel.
Cuba -- Social life and customs.
Cuba -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
Man-woman relationships -- Cuba.
Authors, American -- Biography.
Americans -- Cuba -- Biography.
ISBN 9781510702554 (hardback)
1510702555 (hardback)
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