The Passion According to Carmela, Marcos Aguinis
The Passion According to Carmela, Marcos Aguinis
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The Passion According to Carmela

Author: Marcos Aguinis, Carolina De Robertis

Narrator: Frankie Corzo, Thom Rivera, Timothy Andrés Pabon

Unabridged: 6 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 10/09/2018

Synopsis

From the prize-winning, internationally bestselling novelist Marcos Aguinis comes an epic love saga set against the tumultuous backdrop of the Cuban Revolution.It is a time for upheaval in Cuba: the time to build a new society. Even from her position of privilege, idealistic divorcée Carmela Vasconcelos sees the waves of uprising and is caught up in the excitement. Persuaded by her brother, Lucas, she flees her wealthy home to join Fidel Castro’s rebels.In the mountainous jungle of the Sierra Maestra, Carmela meets Ignacio Deheza, a charismatic Argentinian socialist fighting on behalf of the insurrection. On the training fields of a revolution, they bond in the cause—and in a blind passion that stirs their blood and soul.As Carmela, Ignacio, and Lucas navigate increasingly dangerous political waters, their personal fates become inexorably tied with that of their country. But when the rebellion succumbs to corruption and disillusionment, they’ll find their dedication to the movement tested. For Carmela and Ignacio, they’ll soon discover that it’s their commitment to each other—and the choices they must make to survive—that will be the greatest challenge of all.

About Marcos Aguinis

Marcos Aguinis is the prize-winning, internationally bestselling author of more than thirty works of fiction and nonfiction. Born in Argentina in 1935, Aguinis has published thirteen novels, fifteen essay collections, four short-story collections, and two biographies. Aguinis was the first non-Spanish author to win the Planeta Prize for his book The Inverted Cross, and his novel Against the Inquisition was praised by Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa as a “stirring song of freedom.” When democracy was reinstated in Argentina in 1983, Aguinis became secretary of culture and sponsored the renowned cultural renaissance. For more information about the author and his works, visit www.aguinis.net.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Celia

Written by a famous Argentinian author, this book tells the story of supporters of the Cuban Revolution led by Fidel Castro. Carmela IS passionate, about medicine, love and the revolution. She is in a abusive marriage to her first husband (not physical; he is a philanderer). But she is able to find......more

Goodreads review by Chris

This is a fascinating account of the events leading up to the Cuban revolution, and the fallout thereafter, told through the eyes of Carmela and Ignacio, and a perceptive narrator. Driven to join Fidel Castro's struggle to overthrow the corrupt and oppressive Batista regime, the two become lovers in......more

Goodreads review by Mandy

A love story set against the backdrop of the Cuban Revolution, I found this a compelling and absorbing read, not least because it emphasises the human and personal aspects of cataclysmic political events. The eponymous Carmela and her brother Lucas leave their affluent and privileged middle-class li......more

Goodreads review by Hannah

For me, what was promised was not delivered. I expected a lyrical, beautiful story of two people finding love and purpose during the Cuban revolution. I love Cuban history and pretty much anything Cuban in general, so I was excited about this one. But it was pretty dull, disjointed, and shallow. The......more

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