This book by journalist Lea Aschkenas is not due out until January 2006, but it sounds like one worth an early heads
up. At least for any wanderlust women who’ve fallen in love with a land and a man far from home.
Es Cuba:
Life and Love on an Illegal Island had me at the cover. I love this photo. (There is an
alternate cover
design floating around too, which doesn’t thrill me as much, but I’m guessing/hoping the one at right is the
current version.) Anyway…we all know the power of a photo to hook us. That plus the mysterious title make me think this
will be a captivating tale of Latin love. The book chronicles Lea’s ten month journey exploring life in Cuba, a travel
memoir filled with passion for a place and affection for a man named Alfredo. Holiday gift maybe? Hint, Hint.