On the eve of the Cuban Revolution, headstrong 18-year-old Francesca Pacelli flees from her ruthless Mafia-boss father in Havana to the arms of her lover, a rebel fighting with Fidel Castro. Her father, desperate to send her to safety in the US, resorts to torture and blackmail as he searches the island for her.
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So begins the first part of a spellbinding saga that spans three generations of the same family. Decades later, the family is lured back to Cuba by the promise of untold riches. But pursuing those riches brings danger as well as opportunity, and ultimately, Francesca’s family must confront the lethal consequences of their choices. From the troubled streets of Havana to the mean streets of Chicago, Havana Lost reveals the true cost of chasing power instead of love.
Havana Lost is award-winning author Libby Fischer Hellmann’s 10th novel and 3rd thriller that explores how strife and revolution affect the human spirit. The novel is a testament to Hellmann’s gift for authentic historical detail as well as her talent for writing compulsively readable thrillers.
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Loved this book. Kept me up at night, didn’t want tp put it down
As the reader follows the lives of three generations of a family, the author weaves in Cuba’s revolution, involvement in Angola, political and financial interests and ties with the American mob, providing a glimpse into the history of the island and it’s people. The characters are passionate, both in loving and hating.
Certainly not a happily ever after ending. The main character throughout the book is complex in that you feel sorry for her and her circumstances then begin to admire her strengthen only to be disappointed in her at the end. She is human.
I was disappointed that I couldn’t get past the 5th chapter. I wish I could tell you what was wrong. . . . just not for me
Did not finish it. Not engaging at all.
Enjoyed reading the history of Cuban revolution mixed in with a wonderful love story.
Everything I knew, confirmed! And a few I didn’t yet know…