{"product_id":"i-was-never-the-first-lady-9780062990754","title":"I Was Never the First Lady","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eI Was Never The First Lady\u003c\/em\u003e stitches together threads of island and identity until they became one and the same...Guerra's own unpredictable book is haunting, complicated, [and] linguistically beautiful.\" --\u003cem\u003e The New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA lush, sensuous, and original tale of family, love, and history, set against the backdrop of the Cuban Revolution and its aftermath.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNadia Guerra's mother, Albis Torres, left when Nadia was just ten years old. Growing up, the proponents of revolution promised a better future. Now that she's an adult, Nadia finds that life in Havana hasn't quite matched its promise; instead it has stifled her rebellious and artistic desires. Each night she DJs a radio show government censors block from broadcasting. Frustrated, Nadia finds hope and a way out when she wins a scholarship to study in Russia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeaving Cuba offers her the chance to find her long lost mother and her real father. But as she embarks on a journey east, Nadia soon begins to question everything she thought she knew and understood about her past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Nadia discovers more about her family, her fate becomes entwined with that of Celia Sanchez, an icon of the Cuban Revolution--a resistance fighter, ingenious spy, and the rumored lover of Fidel Castro. A tale of revolutionary ideals and promise, Celia's story interweaves with Nadia's search for meaning, and eventually reveals secrets Nadia could never have dreamed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTranslated from the Spanish by Achy Obejas\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harpervia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/16\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062990754\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs","brand":"Wendy Guerra","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42268549251253,"sku":"9780062990754","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_d9a08dad-7e50-4a5f-b80b-6c79c7930720.jpg?v=1657032699","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/i-was-never-the-first-lady-9780062990754","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}