La Americana
Subtitle: a memoir
By: Melanie Bowden Simón
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9781510702554
Subjects: Politics and government; Social life and customs; Man-woman relationships; Description and travel; Travel; American Authors; Americans; Biography
Other titles: La Americana
Description: "'La Americana' is the story of Melanie Bowden Simon, who, at the age of twenty-five, left her job at Tina Brown's 'Talk' magazine following the death of her mother and decided to travel to Havana, Cuba, with a friend. Little did she know that she would meet and fall in love with a Cuban man named Luis and dive headlong into a culture defined by beauty, humor, and grace within the unnerving realities of communism. In this memoir, Simon details her fascination with Cuban culture as she grapples with the death of her mother. She also covers the struggle to get in and out of Cuba at a time when the country is labeled a pariah state. Yet over and over again, Simon manages to overcome international barriers and overcome language and cultural obstacles-- all in the name of her love for Luis"--
Table of contents: title: Havana; title: Manhattan and Tina Brown's 'Talk'; title: Gringas in Castro's Cuba; title: Tick tock; title: Who's afraid of Uncle Sam?; title: Maria Victoria and the Casa Particular; title: Click clack go the tiles; title: Hallmark moments; title: Advanced cancer; title: Devastating blow; title: Old man and the sea; title: Path finder; title: Signs and symbols; title: Castro the artist; title: Good-byes; title: Therapy in the garden; title: Gypsy; title: Freckles; title: La Americana; title: The Kiss; title: Thirty-six hours and counting; title: War; title: Budapest; title: A mismatched LEGO piece; title: Lost along the Danube; title: The Serb; title: Breathe, Mel, breathe; title: Lost in translation; title: Wings of an angel; title: You're talking, but I can't hear you; title: Viva La Revolución!; title: Pi-Chi!; title: The real deal; title: The elephant in the room; title: Grim reaper; title: Castro, Bush, and the racy tango; title: Santo; title: The lost boys of Cuba; title: Starstruck; title: Lockout; title: To Mom, love Princesa; title: Graveside; title: Friends and the curious case of the speed bump; title: A Havana wedding and the Canadian chickens; title: Tobacco, mangoes, and the horseback Cafecito; title: Acceptance; title: Nooks, crannies, and saying adios; title: Miami-bound.