La Americana : a memoir / Melanie Bowden Simón.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Simón, Melanie Bowden, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Simón, Melanie Bowden.

Simón, Melanie Bowden--Travel--Cuba.

Man-woman relationships--Cuba.

Man-woman relationships.

Authors, American--Biography.

Authors, American.

Americans--Cuba--Biography.

Americans.

Politics and government.

Cuba.

Cuba--Description and travel.

Cuba--Social life and customs.

Manners and customs.

Cuba--Politics and government--21st century.

Genre:

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

x, 222 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Skyhorse Publishing, [2016]

Summary:

"'La Americana' is the story of Melanie Bowden Simon, who, at the age of twenty-five, left her job at Tina Brown's 'Talk' magazine following the death of her mother and decided to travel to Havana, Cuba, with a friend. Little did she know that she would meet and fall in love with a Cuban man named Luis and dive headlong into a culture defined by beauty, humor, and grace within the unnerving realities of communism. In this memoir, Simon details her fascination with Cuban culture as she grapples with the death of her mother. She also covers the struggle to get in and out of Cuba at a time when the country is labeled a pariah state. Yet over and over again, Simon manages to overcome international barriers and overcome language and cultural obstacles-- all in the name of her love for Luis"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Havana

Manhattan and Tina Brown's 'Talk'

Gringas in Castro's Cuba

Tick tock

Who's afraid of Uncle Sam?

Maria Victoria and the Casa Particular

Click clack go the tiles

Hallmark moments

Advanced cancer

Devastating blow

Old man and the sea

Path finder

Signs and symbols

Castro the artist

Good-byes

Therapy in the garden

Gypsy

Freckles

La Americana

The Kiss

Thirty-six hours and counting

War

Budapest

A mismatched LEGO piece

Lost along the Danube

The Serb

Breathe, Mel, breathe

Lost in translation

Wings of an angel

You're talking, but I can't hear you

Viva La Revolución!

Pi-Chi!

The real deal

The elephant in the room

Grim reaper

Castro, Bush, and the racy tango

Santo

The lost boys of Cuba

Starstruck

Lockout

To Mom, love Princesa

Graveside

Friends and the curious case of the speed bump

A Havana wedding and the Canadian chickens

Tobacco, mangoes, and the horseback Cafecito

Acceptance

Nooks, crannies, and saying adios

Miami-bound.

ISBN:

9781510702554

1510702555

OCLC:

914219482

Publisher Number:

99969666021