Marita by Marita Lorenz
The dramatic, glamorous story of lover-turned-spy Marita Lorenz and her affair with Fidel Castro, soon to be the subject of a major film starring Jennifer Lawrence.
“Marita Lorenz is the Forrest Gump of the Cold WarShe was Fidel Castro’s lover and his would-be assassin. She was also seemingly involved in or present for almost every important geo-political event of that era: from the founding of communist Cuba to the Bay of Pigs invasion to the Kennedy assassination. By all accounts, she seems to be a woman attracted to danger. According to Lorenz: ‘One thing just led to another.’ Lorenz, who is now 78 and living in Brooklyn, has penned a book about her cloak-and-dagger life.” -- New York Post
“Every event is like a tabloid headline in this engrossing memoir.” -- Foreword Reviews
“Lorenz delivers a tale of espionage and deceit, told with rueful candor.” -- Kirkus Reviews
“Lorenz sure has a whopper of a tale.” -- Library Journal
“Every event is like a tabloid headline in this engrossing memoir.” -- Foreword Reviews
“Lorenz delivers a tale of espionage and deceit, told with rueful candor.” -- Kirkus Reviews
“Lorenz sure has a whopper of a tale.” -- Library Journal
Marita Lorenz was born in Germany in 1939 and as a child, was interred in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. In the years that followed, she often sailed with her father (who was a ship captain) and, in 1959, she met Fidel Castro, with whom she fell in love. Later, the CIA would recruit and send her to assassinate Castro—an act she was unable to commit. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781681775142 |
| ISBN 10 | 168177514X |
| Title | Marita |
| Author | Marita Lorenz |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pegasus Books |
| Year published | 2017-09-05 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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