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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionsThe Sugar Islandby Ivonne Lamazares
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Ivonne Lamazaress distinguished debut novel is "at once a deeply personal and worldly tale . . . a wonderful amalgamation of culture, politics, and love" (Philadelphia Weekly). With economical prose and a clear-eyed vision, Lamazares evokes lives full of hope but fraught with obstacles in this story of a mother and daughter in 1960s Cuba. The story is told in the brave, tough voice of Tanya, a girl at odds with her mother and with the rapidly changing world around her. In the wake of Castros revolution, Tanya's mother — passionate and unreliable — is determined to leave Cuba at all costs and to take her reluctant daughter with her. THE SUGAR ISLAND presents their embattled relationship against the backdrop of a country in conflict with itself, where the old world chafes against the new and where a parents desperate grab for freedom has dire consequences for her child. Synopsis:Set in 1960s Cuba, as Castro's revolution begins, this debut novel follows a girl named Tanya, her mother, and band of other refugees who board a makeshift raft bound for Florida. When they reach shore, they find the American Dream may not be within their reach.
About the AuthorIVONNE LAMAZARES was born in Cuba in 1962. Her mother died when she was three, and she was raised by her grandparents in Old Havana. She emigrated to Florida at the age of fourteen and currently lives in South Miami with her husband, the poet Steve Kronen, and her daughter. Lamazares is on the faculty of Miami-Dade Community College, where she received an endowed chair for excellence in teaching literature, and her short stories have appeared in Blue Mesa Review and Michigan Quarterly Review. Lamazares was discovered at the Sewanee Writers' Conference when she had written little more than the beginning of The Sugar Island. Her teachers were so taken with her work that they introduced her to an agent, and soon after, she signed a book contract. About the sudden attention her writing has received, she says, "I still can't explain this. It's like being in a car that's out of control, going somewhere you never expected to go." She resides in South Miami, Florida. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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