{"product_id":"property-of-the-revolution-from-a-cuban-barrio-to-a-new-hampshire-mill-town-a-memoir-paperback","title":"Property of the Revolution: From a Cuban Barrio to a New Hampshire Mill Town--A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAna Hebra Flaster\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Written with the vividness of a poet and the reflexivity of an auto-ethnographer . . . a classic story about displacement, resilience, and triumph, \u003ci\u003eProperty of the Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e offers fresh perspectives and a deeper understanding of the intersectional meanings of home, country, and family.\"--Richard Blanco, 2013 Presidential Inaugural Poet, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Prince of Los Cocuyos: A Miami Childhood.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this sweeping, historical, yet intimate memoir, the author details her family's transformation from pro-Castro revolutionaries in a scrappy Havana barrio to refugees in a New Hampshire mill town--a timeless and timely tale of loss and reinvention.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAna Hebra Flaster was six years old when her working-class family was kicked out of their Havana barrio for opposing communism. Once devoted revolutionaries themselves but disillusioned by the Castro government's repressive tactics, they fled to the US. The permanent losses they suffered--of home, country, and loved ones, all within forty-eight hours--haunted her multigenerational family as they reclaimed their lives and freedom in 1967 New Hampshire. There, they fed each other stories of their scrappy barrio--some of which Hebra Flaster has shared on \u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered--\u003c\/i\u003eto resurrect their lost world and fortify themselves for a daunting task: building a new life in a foreign land. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Weaving pivotal events in Cuba-US history with her \u003ci\u003eviejos'\u003c\/i\u003e--elders'--stories of surviving political upheaval, impossible choices, and \"refugeedom,\" \u003ci\u003eProperty of the Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the indomitable spirit and wisdom of the women warriors who led the family out of Cuba, shaped its rebirth as Cuban Americans, and helped Ana grow up hopeful, future-facing--American. But what happens when deeply buried childhood memories resurface, demanding an adult's reckoning? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Here's how the fiercest love, the most stubborn will, and the power of family put nine new Americans back on their feet.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAna Hebra Flaster\u003c\/b\u003e has written about Cuba and the Cuban American experience for national print and online media including \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and the\u003ci\u003e Boston Globe. \u003c\/i\u003eHer commentaries and storytelling have aired on NPR and PBS's \u003ci\u003eStories from the Stage\u003c\/i\u003e. She loves watching birds, walking in the woods, and chatting with just about anyone. After almost forty years in the Boston area, she recently moved back to southern New Hampshire with her husband, Andy, and their Havenese pups, dog, Luna and Beny Mor?.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 22, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47290859225273,"sku":"9781647428266","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/4309\/4713\/files\/aTjzfFPFSQ9781647428266.webp?v=1779785331","url":"https:\/\/thoobo.com\/products\/property-of-the-revolution-from-a-cuban-barrio-to-a-new-hampshire-mill-town-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"Thoobo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}