Chantel Acevedo: 7 books

«Chantel Acevedo racconta la storia coinvolgente di Eulalia di Spagna, una principessa ribelle che divenne un efficace esempio di cosa significa vivere al di là della propria casta, ignorare le catene della tradizione e creare una nuova donna non più schiava del ruolo assegnatole». The Miami Rail Fratelli...

Maria Sirena tells stories. She does it for money—she was a favorite in the cigar factory where she worked as a lettora—and for love, spinning gossamer tales out of her own past for the benefit of friends, neighbors, and family. But now, like a modern-day Scheherazade, she will be asked to tell...

FALLING STAR author Chantel Acevedo is an acclaimed Latina author, whose much anticipated THE LIVING INFINITE is out from Europa in Fall 2018. FALLING STAR, winner of the Bakwin Prize, is the story of Cuban immigrants in the Mariel era. It was awarded a national bronze medal for Multicultural Fiction...

The Living Infinite is based on the true story of the Spanish princess Eulalia, an outspoken firebrand at the Bourbon court during the troubled and decadent final years of her family's reign. After her cloistered childhood at the Spanish court, her youth spent in exile, and a loveless marriage,...

On the outside, Josefina Navarro's life seems fortunate enough—she lives with her father and her nursemaid, Regla, who raises her after the death of her mother in a luxurious home in Vedado, one of Cuba's wealthiest districts. She attends society dances and is courted by all of Havana's elite young...

Cuba, 1963. Maria Sirena, un tempo “lectora” nelle fabbriche di sigari, viene evacuata assieme ad altre donne sotto la minaccia dell’uragano Flora. Per calmare le sue compagne, e per essere certa che la propria storia verrà tramandata, racconta l’incredibile vita di tre generazioni della...

Entre violence et passion, une saga captivante au cœur de Cuba Cuba, 1963. Le terrible ouragan Flora s'apprête à frapper l'île. Les habitants sont évacués en urgence. Dans l'ancienne demeure du gouverneur, sept femmes sont cloîtrées sous la surveillance d'une jeune soldate de Castro, Ofelia....