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This fall, New York Times bestselling author Chanel Cleeton delivers a sweeping story about a mysterious book that links the lives of three women over a century.
Featuring strong female protagonists, little-remembered moments in Cuban and Cuban-American history, romantic storylines, and the pacing of a suspense novel, The Lost Story Of Eva Fuentes (Berkley Trade Original; on sale Sept. 30) is an epic tale that is perfect for book lovers.
Cleeton, originally from Florida, will be appearing on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 7 p.m., at Books and Books, 265 Aragon Ave. in Coral Gables, to celebrate the release of the book. For tickets, visit www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-chanel-cleeton-tickets-1406341668789?aff=ebdsoporgprofile.
Cleeton’s powerful, poignant novels that explore Cuban-American culture and identity have been praised by readers, authors, and the media, including outlets like NPR, The Washington Post, and Entertainment Weekly.
Next Year in Havana (2018), inspired by Cleeton’s own heritage and her family’s departure from Cuba, was named a Reese’s Book Club Pick and immediately optioned by Hollywood. Her next two releases were instant New York Times bestsellers.
Cleeton’s novels are perfect for readers of Kate Quinn, Kristin Hannah, and Gabriela Garcia, centering on strong heroines who are called to act at pivotal moments in Cuban American history. Both thought-provoking historical stories and unputdownable beach reads, Cleeton’s novels are remarkably transportive. Now, Cleeton celebrates our collective love for literature and the impact that stories have on our lives and our histories with The Lost Story Of Eva Fuentes.
London, 2024: American expat Margo Reynolds lives in London working as a sort of treasure hunter. She is hired to source rare art for prospective buyers. She loves her job, except when it turns dangerous. Margo is up for the challenge when a client asks her to find the only surviving copy of a book that is over 120 years old —until the ask turns deadly. She soon learns that she’s not the only one who is searching for the book — and her opponent may be willing to kill for it.
Havana, 1966: Pilar Castillo works as a librarian in Havana. But Pilar also has a secret that could jeopardize her life. She’s been hiding rare books from Fidel Castro’s regime. When she comes into possession of a rare book that was published more than 60 years earlier, Pilar must decide how much she’s willing to risk to keep it safe.
Boston, 1900: Eva Fuentes is a Cuban teacher who has been extended the opportunity of a lifetime to travel by ship to the United States of America to participate in a cultural exchange program at Harvard University. Not only is this a chance for Eva to represent her country at a critical time in its bid for independence, but it also is an opportunity to work on the book she’s been writing. When a moonlit encounter with a handsome stranger alters the course of Eva’s summer at Harvard, and as secrets, lies, and forbidden love rise to the surface, Eva’s life, and legacy, is irrevocably changed.
The lives of these three women, spanning more than a century, become infinitely connected by the pages of a book. The woman who possesses the tome could have her future changed forever.
At a time when book bans and censorship are at the forefront of our minds, Cleeton celebrates how stories connect us, and the power they possess to change lives. Fans of The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis, and The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray will fall head over heels for Cleeton’s latest literary triumph.
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