{"product_id":"property-of-the-revolution-ana-hebra-flaster-9781647428266","title":"Property of the Revolution: From Havana Barrio to New Hampshire Mill Town--A Cuban American Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this sweeping, historical, yet intimate memoir, the author details her family's transformation from pro-Castro revolutionaries in a scrappy Havana barrio to refugees in a New Hampshire mill town--a timeless and timely tale of loss and reinvention.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAna Hebra Flaster was six years old when her working-class family was kicked out of their Havana barrio for opposing communism. Once devoted revolutionaries themselves but disillusioned by the Castro government's repressive tactics, they fled to the US. The permanent losses they suffered--of home, country, and loved ones, all within forty-eight hours--haunted her multigenerational family as they reclaimed their lives and freedom in 1967 New Hampshire. There, they fed each other stories of their scrappy barrio--some of which Hebra Flaster has shared on \u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered--\u003c\/i\u003eto resurrect their lost world and fortify themselves for a daunting task: building a new life in a foreign land. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWeaving pivotal events in Cuba-US history with her \u003ci\u003eviejos'\u003c\/i\u003e--elders'--stories of surviving political upheaval, impossible choices, and \"refugeedom,\" \u003ci\u003eProperty of the Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the indomitable spirit and wisdom of the women warriors who led the family out of Cuba, shaped its rebirth as Cuban Americans, and helped Ana grow up hopeful, future-facing--American. But what happens when deeply buried childhood memories resurface, demanding an adult's reckoning? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere's how the fiercest love, the most stubborn will, and the power of family put nine new Americans back on their feet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ana Hebra Flaster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1647428262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781647428266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e She Writes Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/22\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Ana Hebra Flaster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46025056092415,"sku":"9781647428266","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6ab9e86d-1ee3-4103-b753-4c78f1d26d65.jpg?v=1723129874","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/property-of-the-revolution-ana-hebra-flaster-9781647428266","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}