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The Dance of the Rose
Paperback
ISBN13: 9780986423765
Publisher: Zapote Street Books, LLC
Published: Apr 9 2017
Pages: 282
Weight: 0.84
Height: 0.64 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Dance of the Rose is a deeply moving memoir about exile, family, secrets, and the complicated bond between a mother and her daughter.
After twelve years of separation, Laura finally arrives in the United States and reunites with her husband, Rio, who had fled Cuba years earlier, leaving behind his wife and children with the promise that he would bring them to America as soon as he could. But the man waiting for her is no longer the hopeful husband she remembers. The years apart have changed him, and there are parts of the life he built in America that Laura knows little about-parts of his past that he would rather leave buried.
As Laura works tirelessly to rebuild her life in a new country, she must navigate a marriage altered by twelve years of separation while confronting another painful challenge: the growing emotional distance between herself and her eldest daughter, Tania-a brilliant but withdrawn young woman who finds it difficult to trust anyone, even her mother.
But every family carries stories that are not easily told. As the past begins to cast its shadow over the present, Laura discovers that exile did more than separate her family geographically. It changed each of them in ways she is only beginning to understand.
Set against the backdrop of the Cuban exile experience, The Dance of the Rose is a powerful story of resilience, sacrifice, family secrets, and the complicated ways displacement can reshape the people we love. At its heart is the story of a mother and daughter struggling to understand one another after years of hardship-and discovering whether love can bridge the distance between them.
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