Cristina García

The Agüero Sisters (Ballantine Reader's Circle) (1998)

Overall rather slow moving. Never really cared for the characters. Ending was odd. There were many parts that didn't have any resolution. Did Ignacio murder Blanca intentionally? Is Reina pregnant? (At 48?). Is Dulcita dying of cancer, suffering from STD, pregnant or going thru menopause? Is Isa...

Dreaming in Cuban (1993)

Dreaming in Cuban by Cristina GarciaThis is a novel that tells the story of three generations of Cubans. Celia Almeida the matriarch who fell in love with a married Spanish lawyer (Gustavo Sierra de Armas) but had to settle for Jorge del Pino. Because of this, Jorge punishes her by leaving her ...

Monkey Hunting (2004)

Once in awhile I try to learn something new so I picked up this audiobook from my library because it sounded interesting and was based on something I knew nothing about, the migration of Chinese to Cuba in the 1900’s. It starts out with the story of Chen Pan who decides to leave his family and h...

A Handbook to Luck (2007)