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Review: When We Left Cuba

When We Left CubaWhen We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

QOTD: Have you ever visited Cuba? If yes, which area did you visit? If no, would you like to go one day?

My Review:
Some books capture your heart and transport you to the core of the story. When We Left Cuba is one of these books. It is 1960, Fidel Castro has taken power in Cuba and many Cubans escape to the United States of America to save their lives. They have left everything behind and are trying to integrate in the American culture and hope to return soon to their beloved Cuba. But what they thought would take only a few months is now dragging over many years.

January 20, 1961 - John F. Kennedy is elected as the new US President. The exiled Cubans have hope that this new President will help them take back Cuba. Negotiations are not easy. The Missile Crisis starts and ends, Fidel is still in power.

Beatriz Perez is ready to do anything to avenge her brother’s death. She is convinced that Castro is personally responsible for his death and that he deserves to die. The CIA recruits her as a spy and promises to give her an opportunity to kill him. Her hatred for Castro and her desire to return to Cuba will drive her to perform unorthodox actions. Her love for a US senator will tear at her heart and put her in a difficult situation.

November 22, 1963 – Kennedy is death and rumors point to Cuba as being behind the assassination. Beatriz gets her chance to return to Cuba to perform her deadly mission. Will she choose revenge or will she choose love?

Thank you Penguin Random House Canada for sending me an advanced copy of this stunning book. When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton will be available at your favorite bookstore on April 9, 2019.

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