The Island of Eternal Love by Daina Chaviano centers on Cecilia, a Miami journalist, who after having migrated during the Cuban exodus is experiencing bouts of homesickness and depression. At the insistence of friends, she is reluctantly dragged along for a night out and meets an old woman in the back of the club who commences to tell her life story to Cecilia/5(20). The Island of Eternal Love: An Absolute Delight Author: Mary Margaret Benson Subject: Review on The Island of Eternal Love, by Daina Chaviano Keywords: daina chaviano, cuban writer, cuban author, island of eternal love, china, spain, africa, cuban literature, translated, cuban female author, cuban female writer Created Date: 9/3/ AM. Description. A magical new novel "of loss and love across more than a century of Cuba's past."("Chicago Sun-Times") Alone in a city that haunts her, far from her family, her history, and the island she left behind, Cecelia seeks refuge in a bar in Little Havana where a mysterious old woman's fascinating tale keeps Cecelia returning night after night.
likes. Like. "A certain wise man once said that God didn't play dice with the universe, but that man was wrong. Sometimes I think He must even try Russian roulette. ". ― Daina Chaviano, The Island of Eternal Love. tags: danger, dangerous, destiny, einstein, god. 15 likes. The Island of Eternal Love Daina Chaviano Riverhead, Jun 2 , $ ISBN: The Island of Eternal Love ebook By Daína Chaviano. Read a Sample. Sign up to save your library. With an OverDrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for at-a-glance information about availability. Find out more about The Island of Eternal Love.
Daína Chaviano is the award-winning author of several novels published in Spanish. Winner of the acclaimed Azorín Award for Best Novel for El hombre, la hembra y el hambre (Man, Woman and Hunger), her most recent work, The Island of Eternal Love, was the recipient of the Florida Book Awards’ Gold Medal for Best Spanish Language Book and has been translated into twenty languages around the world. Buy The Island of Eternal Love by Andrea G. Labinger,Daina Chaviano A magical new novel "of loss and love across more than a century of Cuba's past."("Chicago S. Winner of the acclaimed AzorÃn Award for Best Novel for El hombre, la hembra y el hambre (Man, Woman and Hunger), her most recent work, The Island of Eternal Love, was the recipient of the Florida Book AwardsÂ’ Gold Medal for Best Spanish Language Book and has been translated into twenty languages around the world. A Havana native, she has lived in Miami since
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