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Cuba, 1936: When Estelita Rodriguez sings in a hazy Havana nightclub for the very first time, she is nine years old. From then on, that spotlight of adoration--from Havana to New York's Copacabana and then Hollywood--becomes the one true accomplishment no one can take from her. Not the 1933 Cuban Revolution that drove her family into poverty. Not the revolving door of husbands or the fickle world of film.
Thirty years later, her young adult daughter, Nina, is blindsided by her mother's mysterious death. Seeking answers, the grieving Nina navigates the troubling, opulent memories of their life together and discovers how much Estelita sacrificed to live the American dream on her own terms.
Based on true events and exclusive interviews with Nina Lopez, Estelita's daughter, Find Me in Havana weaves two unforgettable voices into one extraordinary story that explores the unbreakable bond between mother and child, and the ever-changing landscape of self-discovery.
About the Author
Serena Burdick is the Toronto Star, Publishers' Weekly and international bestselling author of THE GIRLS WITH NO NAMES. She is the author of the forthcoming novel FIND ME IN HAVANA (January, 2021) and the 2017 International Book Award Winner for Historical Fiction for her novel GIRL IN THE AFTERNOON. She studied creative writing at Sarah Lawrence, holds a Bachelors of Arts from Brooklyn College in English literature and an Associates of Arts from The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in theater. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband and two sons.
Lauren Willig is the New York Times and USA Today
bestselling author of more than twenty works of historical fiction, including
Band of Sisters, The Summer Country, The English Wife, the RITA Award-winning
Pink Carnation series, and three novels co-written with Beatriz Williams and
Karen White. Her books have been translated into over a dozen languages,
awarded the RITA, Booksellers Best, and Golden Leaf awards, and chosen for the
American Library Association’s annual list of the best genre fiction. An alumna
of Yale University, she has a graduate degree in history from Harvard and a JD
from Harvard Law School. She lives in New York City with her husband, two young
children, and vast quantities of coffee.
