La Americana
a memoir
by Melanie Bowden Simón
"'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 travel to 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"--
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Politics and government, Social life and customs, Man-woman relationships, Description and travel, Travel, American Authors, Americans, Biography, Authors, american, Cuba, biography, Authors, biography, Cuba, description and travel, Cuba, social life and customs, Cuba, politics and governmentPeople
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