A review by linesuponapage
When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton

5.0

I have now reread all three of Ms. Cleeton's book about the Perez women. My favorite is her last- The Last Train to Key West, however, Beatriz is by far my favorite Perez Woman. She was independently fierce. She knew what she didn't want in life which is what her mother only wanted for her: motherhood and to be a wife to an influential man. Did she fall in love with an influential man, yes, she did. Did she realize the rest of her mother's only desire for her girls? Nope, not at all. She had other plans. Things that created her to grow, stretch, and sometimes fall down.

This book, When We Left Cuba is full of romance, historical fiction, and some badass action through espionage.

Ms. Cleeton's writing is strong, her research in the history full of depth, and I highly recommend reading this book! Of course, start with Next Year in Havana!