La Americana

First time in paperback. Similar to Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, this book explores themes of love, communism, Cuban culture, travel, death, etc., as the author travels between the US and Cuba at age twenty-five during a time of political unrest.Relations between US and Cuba are at the forefront of national interest with the death of Fidel Castro and the shifting political attitudes towards the country.