Book summary

An account of the lives of four generations of Cuban women, written by a journalist for "Vogue" and "Mirabella". The central figure, Naty Revuelta, grew up within the privileged precincts of Battista's inner circle yet became enamored of Fidel Castro and his revolution and--to the horror of her conservative mother--bore him a daughter. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998.

Media reviews

"[A]n enjoyably dramatic family-based tale....Gimbel rejects dogma to tell an intensely personal story about how the revolution changed everything."