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Memoirs of a Pianist: The Extraordinary Story of a Cuban Prodigy
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ISBN13: 9781955848312
Publisher: Zapote Street Books LLC
Published: Apr 22 2024
Pages: 252
Weight: 0.65
Height: 0.53 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
A gifted Cuban pianist. A family torn apart by exile. A love she may never see again.
Before the Cuban Revolution reshaped the island, young Milagros accompanied her parents to elegant parties at Havana's famed Hotel Nacional, mesmerized by the glamour of musicians and performers. Music quickly became her destiny.
By the age of fifteen, her extraordinary talent earns her a place in a professional band, launching her into the vibrant world of Havana's entertainment scene. Soon she is performing for foreign dignitaries and traveling abroad to countries across the Communist bloc as a cultural representative of Cuba.
But while her career rises, her personal life begins to fracture.
One by one, members of her family leave Cuba for the United States-cousins, nephews, and eventually her own brother-each departure deepening the loneliness she feels on the island she cannot abandon.
During her travels, Milagros falls deeply in love with a man from Czechoslovakia. Yet the political reality of the time forces an impossible choice: follow the man she loves or remain with the parents who depend on her.
In choosing family, she sacrifices the love of her life.
Still, the music must go on.
As years pass and separation grows, Milagros continues to play, holding onto the fragile hope that one day she might reconnect with the love she left behind.
Inspired by true events, Memoirs of a Pianist is a moving story of music, sacrifice, exile, and enduring love.
Betty Viamontes is the award-winning author of Waiting on Zapote Street.
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