Seniors Read Banned Books -- "Dreaming In Cuban," by Cristina Garcia

"Dreaming In Cuban" by Cristina Garcia is our pick for July.
This is the first novel written by author Cristina García, and was a finalist for the National Book Award. This novel moves between Cuba and the United States featuring three generations of a single family. The events revolve around the Cuban Revolution, which was carried out by Fidel Castro and his followers against President Fulgencio Batista's dictatorship.
Central themes include family relationships, exile, the divisiveness of politics, and memory. Cuban history and culture are important in the novel, including important historical events and the elements of Santería that appear throughout the novel.
It is the family story of Celia del Pino, and her husband, daughter and grandchildren, from the mid-1930s to 1980. Celia's story mirrors the magical realism of Cuba itself, a country of beauty and poverty, idealism and corruption.