Havana Lost The Revolution Sagas Paperback 193873338X 9781938733383 Libby Fischer Hellmann

from BookConcierge

3.5***The book opens in 1958. Francesca (Frankie) Pacelli is the pampered 17-year-old daughter of Tony Pacelli, a mobster who operates a large, luxurious casino resort in Havana under the protection of Meyer Lansky. Increased unrest escalates from posters and demonstrations to bombings, and Frank...

from TysonAdams

If a family saga is told about a mob family's saga, does algebra mean it ceases to be a family saga?Headstrong teen, Francesca Pacelli, is a mob boss' daughter living in Havana at the dawn of the Cuban Revolution. Rather than leave for the USA, she falls in love with a revolutionary. Her father t...

from delphimo

The premise of this story sounded inviting, but the writing style lacked depth. The characters missed dimension, and many of the events did not carry substance. For two people desperately in love to be separated and not to seek one another is the biggest mystery of the novel. The beginning of the...

from SamSattler

As the Fidel Castro era slowly draws to a close, it is a bit difficult to picture (much less actually remember) the U.S. influenced decadence of pre-Castro Cuba. The country, Havana in particular, was so shamelessly exploited by U.S. businesses and criminal interests during those years that it is...