Online
Second Wednesday Book Group
Wednesday, May 12, 2021 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Read at your own pace and then join us at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 12th for a lively digital discussion. After registering, a Zoom link will be sent to the e-mail address associated with your library card one day prior to the event.
Next Year in Havana is available as an ebook on Overdrive, an eaudiobook on Overdrive, or you may pick up a physical copy at the Sandhills drive-thru. If you'd like to pick it up at another location, please contact mryan@richlandlibrary.com.
After the death of her beloved grandmother, a Cuban-American woman travels to Havana, where she discovers the roots of her identity--and unearths a family secret hidden since the revolution ... Havana, 1958. The daughter of a sugar baron, nineteen-year-old Elisa Perez is part of Cuba's high society, where she is largely sheltered from the country's growing political unrest--until she embarks on a clandestine affair with a passionate revolutionary ... Miami, 2017. Freelance writer Marisol Ferrera grew up hearing romantic stories of Cuba from her late grandmother Elisa, who was forced to flee with her family during the revolution. Elisa's last wish was for Marisol to scatter her ashes in the country of her birth. Arriving in Havana, Marisol comes face-to-face with the contrast of Cuba's tropical, timeless beauty and its perilous political climate. When more family history comes to light and Marisol finds herself attracted to a man with secrets of his own, she'll need the lessons of her grandmother's past to help her understand the true meaning of courage--and what it means to be Cuban.