Memoirs of a Pianist: The Extraordinary Story of a Cuban Prodigy - E-book - ePub

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"A story that encompasses a lifetime. It is rich in imagery and sometimes light and funny, despite the seriousness of the backdrop of a Cuba still in chains." Susana Jiménez-Mueller, international podcaster of The Green Plantain - The Cuban Series Project and author of Now I Swim."An amazing story that spans decades. It takes readers on a roller coaster ride of highs and lows and keeps them wanting to know what's around the corner.
Then, when the ride seems to end, there's one last surprise waiting." Conchita Hernández Hicks, author of Leaving Havana. An engrossing tale, funny and inspiring, about family, sibling rivalry, and love. In 1966, at fifteen, Milagros-shy but extraordinarily talented and full of dreams-becomes a pianist for a band of seasoned musicians in Havana. Her journey takes her to the old Soviet Union to entertain leaders of the Communist Party and allows her to tour other countries of the European Communist Bloc.
She rubs shoulders with high-ranking officials until she meets Adam, from Czechoslovakia, who falls in love with her and asks her to marry him. By then, Cuba had been transformed by the revolution her mother supported. She must choose between her love for Adam and the love for her family and the place where she was born, a decision that eventually plunges her into deep emotional turmoil.

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  • Date de parution
    15/06/2024
  • Editeur
  • ISBN
    8227590237
  • EAN
    9798227590237
  • Format
    ePub
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Biographie de Betty Viamontes

Betty Viamontes was born in Havana, Cuba. In 1980, at age fifteen, she and her family arrived in the United States on a shrimp boat to reunite with her father after twelve years of separation. "Waiting on Zapote Street, " based on her family's story, her first novel won the Latino Books into Movies award and has been selected by many book clubs. She also published an anthology of short stories, all of which take place on Zapote Street and include some of the characters from her first novel.
Betty's stories have traveled the world, from the award-winning Waiting on Zapote Street to the No. 1 New Amazon re-leases "The Girl from White Creek, " "The Pedro Pan Girls: Seeking Closure, " and "Brothers: A Pedro Pan Story."Other works include:Havana: A Son's Journey HomeThe Dance of the RoseUnder the Palm Trees: Surviving Labor Camps in CubaCandela's Secrets and Other Havana StoriesThe Pedro Pan Girls: Seeking ClosureLove Letters from CubaFlight of the TocororoBetty Viamontes lives in Florida with her family and pursued graduate studies at the University of South Florida.

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