In this pulse-pounding debut novel, two women are pulled into the darkness of a terrifying plot that could threaten both their lives.No one has forgotten the unsolved kidnapping of four-year-old Nicol
"A refreshing and insightful analysis of the real Cuba as seen by one of the country's leading intellectuals. Rafael Hernández should be commended for disclosing to the rest of us a comple
Departing from both the utopian-political and the romantic-baroque styles of past Cuban literature, Ponte deftly sketches a picture of a contemporary Cuba that is very different from the stereotype of
A noir, feminist eco-thriller, in which venally corrupt politicians and greedy land speculators finally get their just comeuppance!In the squalid settlement of Poso Wells, women have been regularly di
"Mylene Fernandez offers us a magnificent gift. Her story of lost love and the difficult pursuit of literature is at the same time an X-ray of life in Havana, set in a present where glimpses of the fu
This beautiful and original collection of stories plays opportunely with realism and fiction to create a world divided into six tales that form an interlocked unity—forming a passionate novel that giv
Until recently, the combination of a Cuban old boys' network and an ideological emphasis on "tough" writing kept fiction by Cuban women largely unknown and unread. Cubana, the U.S. version of a ground
Making Los Angeles Home examines the different integration strategies implemented by Mexican immigrants in the Los Angeles region. Relying on statistical data and ethnographic information, the authors
Making Los Angeles Home examines the different integration strategies implemented by Mexican immigrants in the Los Angeles region. Relying on statistical data and ethnographic information, the authors
Marta Veneranda, a Latina neoyorkina, finds that she inspires the confessional in people. In fact, when people come to her, they feel the need to reveal their most embarrassing and shameful stories. A
"These are stories we have lived. . . Some are funny, some cruel or violent, but in the end they are part of our culture that makes us act the way we do. They make me think of the millions of stories
