"A gripping novel about the assassination of Leon Trotsky in Mexico City in 1940"--

The author of My Name Is María Isabel offers an inspiring look at her childhood in Cuba in this collection that includes Where the Flame Trees Bloom, Under the Royal Palms, five new stories, and more.
These true autobiographical tales from renowned Hispanic author and educator Alma Flor Ada are filled with family love and traditions, secrets and deep friendships, and a gorgeous, moving picture of the island of Cuba,...

"The adventurous woman nicknamed La Belle Créole is brought to life in this book through the full use of her memoirs, contemporary accounts, and her intimate letters. The fascinating María de las Mercedes Santa Cruz y Montalvo, also known as Mercedes, and later the Comtesse Merlin, was a Cuban-born aristocrat who was years ahead of her time as a writer, a socialite, a salon host, and a participant in the Cuban slavery debate. Raised in Cuba and...

"Centers on a story of lost love between Cuban writer Luis Vargas and a famous dancer named Isabella Munoz. The trajectory of Luis' life unfolds against the backdrop of modern Cuban history, from his roots in an idyllic countryside town to his current urban existence in Havana"--Container.

"A gripping novel about the assassination of Leon Trotsky in Mexico City in 1940"-- "En 2004, a la muerte de su mujer, Iván, aspirante a escritor y ahora responsable de un paupérrimo gabinete veterinario de La Habana, vuelve los ojos hacia un episodio de su vida, ocurrido en 1977, cuando conoció a un enigmítico hombre que paseaba por la playa en compañía de dos hermosos galgos rusos. Tras varios encuentros, 'el hombre que amaba a los perros'...

The noted Cuban American children's author recounts a life marked by her love of books and reading from her childhood on the island, through her travels on three continents and her work with migrant laborers to her literary career. Relata los pormenores de una infancia aparentemente idílica en Cuba, sus primeros años de escuela y primeros encuentros con los que se convertirían más que en compañeros inseparables, en amigos, confidentes y fruto...

The author recalls her life and impressions growing up in Cuba.