Essays address the novelist's relationship with her children, her grief over her husband's fatal heart attack, her religious experiences as a Catholic who married a Jew, and memories of her childhood.

A moving novel chronicles the lives of three generations of Cuban-American women in Miami--Cuca, a believer in spirits; her daughter, Adela, an amorous cosmetologist; and Adela's daughter, Maribel, a dispassionate marketing analyst

Writing in her diary, thirteen-year-old Yara describes life with her family in Havana, Cuba, in 1967 as well as her experiences in Miami, Florida, after immigrating there to be reunited with some relatives while leaving others behind.

Product Description: The book is based on the many interviews Ana conducted in five major Hispanic markets. As an experienced reporter, Ana Veciana-Suarez has given us a fine piece of reporting. In fact, a major strength of this book is the fact that it is a "hands on," first-person account of Hispanic media as they exist today, told by someone who has examined them at close range...read more

In an exploration of the immigrant experience in modern America, the author presents a deeply personal account of her experiences after leaving Cuba during the Freedom Flights of the 1960s.