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Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy
Waiting for Snow in Havana Confessions of a Cuban Boy
Author: Carlos Eire
In 1962, at the age of eleven, Carlos Eire was one of 14,000 children airlifted out of Cuba, his parents left behind. His life until then is the subject of Waiting for Snow in Havana, a wry, heartbreaking, intoxicatingly beautiful memoir of growing up in a privileged Havana household -- and of being exiled from his own childhood by the Cu...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780743219655
ISBN-10: 0743219651
Publication Date: 2/5/2003
Pages: 400
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3.8 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: Free Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio CD
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Liked the book - I was touched by this story of a true-life Cuban boy.
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 mistymountainldy avatar reviewed Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy on + 2 more book reviews
While the subject matter is worthy the wording is long and you never really feel like you reach the meat of the story. Rather the reader is left feeling like they were served hamburger rather than the steak they ordered. Much I guess, like the author may feel about his life.
reviewed Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy on + 8 more book reviews
Insightful, 5 year snapshot of life in Cuba before, during and after the revolution... from a Cuban's point of view. Particularly enjoyed the narrative through the eyes of a child.
knitter avatar reviewed Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy on + 64 more book reviews
This is a WONDERFUL (non-fiction) recollection of a boyood in Havana just prior to and at the beginning of Castro's takeover of the island. Carlos Eire is from an upper middle class family but led a pretty carefree existence which ended abruptly in 1959. I visited Cuba in 1959 and his descriptions of the place brought back a lot of memories. Easy and very enjoyable reading.


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