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Mirta Ojito
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Finding Manana: A Memoir of a Cuban Exodus
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published
2005
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23 editions
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Hunting Season: Immigration and Murder in an All-American Town
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2010
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9 editions
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Deeper than the Ocean
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El Manana
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Dear Reader,
The book you hold in your hands is the book I owed my mother. In many ways, this is her novel, as it is fused with the stories that she regaled me with up until the day she died. That day I went to see her to take her grocery shopping as I did every week. When we came back, we had a lunch she assembled from delicious leftovers and then we sat and talked. As always, more so as she aged, Read more of this blog post »
The book you hold in your hands is the book I owed my mother. In many ways, this is her novel, as it is fused with the stories that she regaled me with up until the day she died. That day I went to see her to take her grocery shopping as I did every week. When we came back, we had a lunch she assembled from delicious leftovers and then we sat and talked. As always, more so as she aged, Read more of this blog post »
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"Thank you to NetGalley for an e-ARC copy in exchange for an honest review.
Deeper than the Ocean by Mirta Ojito was a beautiful story about love and sacrifice. I listened to the audiobook and loved the narration by Kim Ramirez. Orjito’s writing made" Read more of this review » |
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Yes! I think so too. Thank you so much for your words.
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"amazing read. similar to BlackCake but this one is about The Spanish and Cubans.
you are still left with so much mystery at the end in a good way. this book could be a movie !" |
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Thank you so much. I'll write another. Just not sure when, but I will.
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""Deeper than the Ocean" is a dual timeline, dual POV story that is both engaging and thought-provoking. Centered around the story of Catalina, a young woman who is steered into an unwanted arranged marriage, and her great-granddaughter Mara, who deca"
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Thank you! And, yes, I'm working on another...More to come.
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"Incredibly interesting multi-generational story based on fact . I loved the Spanish language base & the settings in Spain & Cuba! This is Ojito's first fictional book & I hope she writes more. She already is a Pulitzer winning journalist. "
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Thank you for this very kind review.
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