Habana Libre, Tim Wendel
Habana Libre, Tim Wendel
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Habana Libre
A Novella

Author: Tim Wendel

Narrator: Tim Wendel

Unabridged: 3 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: CityLit Press

Published: 08/17/2020


Synopsis

The distance between Cuba and the United States: tantalizingly close yet worlds apart. When a beautiful showgirl married to Cuba’s most famous baseball player escapes to the sea, only a boy and a boat and a belief in the “American Dream” keep her afloat. Planning to rendezvous with her husband after an exhibition game in El Norte, the showgirl risks everything only to discover that crossing the straits might be easier than spanning allegiances. Set against the backdrop of actual games played between the Cuba National Team and the Baltimore Orioles, Habana Libre is the story of people caught between home and hope."For this cast of dreamers, America is more of an abstract ideal than a place that can be reached by boat. Wendel tells their story with tender complexity and rich detail."--Holly Goddard Jones

About Tim Wendel

Tim Wendel is writer-in-residence at Johns Hopkins University. His nonfiction books include Summer of ’68: The Season That Changed Baseball, and America, Forever and High Heat: The Secret History of the Fastball and the Improbable Search for the Fastest Pitcher of All Time. His fiction includes Castro’s Curveball. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, National Geographic Traveler, USA Weekend, GQ, and Esquire.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Shelby

I read this book on a plane from DC to Oklahoma, and it left me wiping tears and hoping those seated around me couldn't see how emotional I felt! I wasn't ready for it to end; that being said, it ended beautifully. I felt like I was in the hands of a writer who knew what he was doing, and I enjoyed......more

Goodreads review by Gerry

I'm astounded by the compression of this novella--Wendel manages multiple characters, complex relationships, and a complicated defection plot in under 100 pages. This is a terrific book.......more