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#3185 of 8,085 books · #476 in Historical Fiction

Shortlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction (2008).

Coming of age in mid-1950s Cuba where the local sugar and nickel production are controlled by American interests, Everly Lederer and KC Stites observe the indulgences and betrayals of the adult world and are swept up by the revolt led by Fidel and Raul Castro.

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Publisher
Scribner
ISBN-13
9781416561149
Topics
Coming of ageCuban RevolutionColonialism and American interests abroad

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