Marielitos, Balseros and Other Exiles
Cecilia Rodriguez Milanes, . . Ig, $14.95 (198pp) ISBN 978-0-9815040-2-5
In her debut collection, Milanés tells varied, often heartbreaking tales of Cuban-American exiles. With young Carmen, Milanés introduces readers to the community's exodus, the 1980 Mariel boatlift, when Castro reluctantly let 10,000 Cubans leave the country. Carmen's simple but eye-opening story features a radio broadcast cataloguing the difficulties those
Reviewed on: 03/30/2009
Genre: Fiction
Open Ebook - 200 pages - 978-1-935439-05-9