Our Last Days in Barcelona by Chanel Cleeton
An NPR Best Book of 2022"A master class in family and political drama, in star-crossed love stories and in capturing the enormity of what home is."-NPR
When Isabel Perez travels to Barcelona to save her sister Beatriz, she discovers a shocking family secret in New York Times bestselling author Chanel Cleeton's new novel.
Barcelona, 1964. Exiled from Cuba after the revolution, Isabel Perez has learned to guard her heart and protect her family at all costs. After Isabel's sister Beatriz disappears in Barcelona, Isabel goes to Spain in search of her. Joining forces with an unlikely ally thrusts Isabel into her sister's dangerous world of espionage, but it's an unearthed piece of family history that transforms Isabel's life.
Barcelona, 1936. Alicia Perez arrives in Barcelona after a difficult voyage from Cuba, her marriage in jeopardy and her young daughter Isabel in tow. Violence brews in Spain, the country on the brink of civil war, the rise of fascism threatening the world. When Cubans journey to Spain to join the International Brigades, Alicia's past comes back to haunt her as she is unexpectedly reunited with the man who once held her heart.
Alicia and Isabel's lives intertwine, and the past and present collide, as a mother and daughter are forced to choose between their family's expectations and following their hearts.
Chanel Cleeton is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Last Train to Key West, When We Left Cuba, and Next Year in Havana, which was chosen by Reese Witherspoon for the Reese Witherspoon Book Club. She was born in Florida and grew up hearing stories about her family's departure from Cuba following the Cuban Revolution. During her time in England, she received a bachelor's degree in international relations from Richmond, the American International University in London, and a master's degree in global politics from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Chanel graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law with a Juris Doctorate. She has lived in the Caribbean, Europe, and Asia and enjoys traveling.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780593197820 |
| ISBN 10 | 0593197828 |
| Title | Our Last Days in Barcelona |
| Author | Chanel Cleeton |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2022-05-24 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
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