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After They Left
After midnight, loud knocks on the door awake the family. “Hurry up and don’t take any of your belongings!” one of the two armed guards shouts at Laura and her three children. Rio, Laura’s husband, is waiting for them at the Port of Mariel in Havana to take them to the United States. Berta’s family is not part of the group.
It is April 1980. The sisters have been inseparable, both living in a house on Zapote Street in Havana. But Berta understands it is time for Laura to find happiness, to reunite with Rio after the Cuban government kept her separated from him for twelve years. It is time for Laura’s children to have their father back.
But Berta, her husband Antonio, and their two young daughters are not ready to face the upheaval that follows. Overnight, neighbors and even family members turn into enemies. Berta and Antonio can trust no one. They must do everything possible to make it out alive.
It is April 1980. The sisters have been inseparable, both living in a house on Zapote Street in Havana. But Berta understands it is time for Laura to find happiness, to reunite with Rio after the Cuban government kept her separated from him for twelve years. It is time for Laura’s children to have their father back.
But Berta, her husband Antonio, and their two young daughters are not ready to face the upheaval that follows. Overnight, neighbors and even family members turn into enemies. Berta and Antonio can trust no one. They must do everything possible to make it out alive.
220 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 29, 2023
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March 2, 2025
Another great book from Betty Viamontes! Her story based on her family; whom had all been through so much yet didn’t give up the hope and dream of freedom. A powerful story from the Cuban experience that is so important to tell. Thoroughly enjoyed. Five stars!
January 3, 2024
Courage
Again, I am so full of admiration for the author. Reading thIs book makes me feel that I’m part of the story, that I am inside their lives. I feel that I am going through their happiness, their sorrow, their triumphs and I am part of it and feeling it too. It is a great book, full of courage and hope and that is the drive one needs to survive. This book is a must read.
Again, I am so full of admiration for the author. Reading thIs book makes me feel that I’m part of the story, that I am inside their lives. I feel that I am going through their happiness, their sorrow, their triumphs and I am part of it and feeling it too. It is a great book, full of courage and hope and that is the drive one needs to survive. This book is a must read.
January 6, 2024
Remembrances
For any Cuban this book is a remembrance of the life in the island, the suffering of its people, the miseries of every kind, we suffered. An important testimony for the Cuban-American kids on their parent lives.
For any Cuban this book is a remembrance of the life in the island, the suffering of its people, the miseries of every kind, we suffered. An important testimony for the Cuban-American kids on their parent lives.
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