Sunday, August 18, 2013

A book about Cuba that you should read


We love books about Cuba, specially those who look back at Castro's betrayal of the Cuban people.  

Victor Andres Triay's book is the story of the Leon family and how they struggled with the communist takeover and repression.  Another theme is the separation of family members and how communism put thousands of Cubans to death and prison.

Victor's new book is "The struggle begins":



"Havana, Cuba, 1960. The euphoria following the nation’s successful Revolution the previous year has waned among large sectors of the population. Cuba’s new leader, Fidel Castro, after having promised to restore democracy to the troubled island, is forcibly dragging the country down the road to Communist dictatorship. As a dark Stalinist cloud begins to envelop the country, democratic forces launch an anti-government insurgency with the hope of saving Cuba from the totalitarian darkness that threatens her. The Unbroken Circle series is the story of the fictional León family, whose peaceful, middle class existence is swept suddenly into a tempest of warfare, betrayal, and separation during the early years of the Cuban Revolution. In Book I, The Struggle Begins, Goyo León, a devoted teacher and family man, is recruited into the anti-Castro underground after his father is killed at the hands of Castro’s henchmen. Unbeknownst to Goyo, his young cousins Roberto and Emilio have also secretly joined the anti-Communist resistance through acquaintances at the University of Havana. With the three cousins becoming more deeply involved in the pro-democracy struggle every day, tensions rise as the stakes for their homeland reach an all-time high. Told with the heart-pounding suspense of a Cold War saga and the poignancy of a family drama, The Struggle Begins sets the stage for The Unbroken Circle series with electrifying power."

Victor was born in the US and has written books about "The Bay of Pigs" & "Pedro Pan".    Here are the books:

 

Click for our show with Vctor Andres Triay:





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