{"product_id":"broken-paradise-cecilia-samartin-9781416550396","title":"Broken Paradise","description":"\u003cb\u003eCuba, 1956: \u003c\/b\u003e Cousins Nora and Alicia are accustomed to living among Havana's privileged class -- but their lavish dinners, days at the beach, and extravagant dances come to an end after Castro's rise to power. Food becomes scarce, religion is forbidden, and disease runs rampant. Although Alicia stays behind while Nora emigrates to the United States, both of their identities are challenged as they try to adapt to the changes forced upon them. As the situation in Cuba deteriorates, Alicia is beset by bad fortune, while Nora -- whose heart is still in Cuba -- painfully assimilates into middle-class U.S. culture. Letters between the cousins track their lives until Alicia's situation becomes so difficult that Nora is forced to return and help. But what she finds in Cuba is like nothing she ever imagined. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Told with wrenching insight into the tender balance between the hope and grief that shapes the immigrant heart, \u003ci\u003eBroken Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinarily powerful novel about passion, love, and the heart's yearning for home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cecilia Samartin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1416550399\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781416550396\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atria Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.26h x 5.38w x 0.98d","brand":"Cecilia Samartin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43993446973695,"sku":"9781416550396","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ff980fb0-f97d-4cbc-8d89-a2e7dc77fcdd.jpg?v=1683324384","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/broken-paradise-cecilia-samartin-9781416550396","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}