In this engrossing, two-part novel, which weaves together fact and fiction, Yolanda Ortal-Miranda brings to center stage one of the tragic but generally under-reported results of the Cuban Revolution: the steady exodus by sea of thousands of Cubans, desperate for freedom and at the breaking point in their ability to tolerate the stifling tyranny of the Castro regime. The plot is gripping, and the characters are colorful, fascinating and endearing. Through them, we see the realities of life in post-Revolution Cuba and the enduring quest to live where there is freedom and respect for human...

"Cuando lloran los delfines" toma lugar en Cuba y en Los Estados Unidos. La primera parte, "En Noches sin Luna," esta inspirada en la verdadera historia de un joven cubano, Rafael, y sus tres hermanos que atravesaron nadando la Bahia de Guantanamo--a pesar de los tiburones y barcas patrulleras castristas--en medio de la noche para pedir asilo politico en La Base Naval. La increible escapada fue la culminacion de anos de prision, trabajos forzados, y haber solicitado inutilmente permiso de salir legalmente de Cuba. La segunda parte, "Arenas Rojas," es la historia fascinante, repetida a traves...

Siluetas en Piedra Azul de la autora cubana Yolanda Ortal-Miranda, es un mosaico cautivador de personajes producto de la imaginacion de la escritora, que viven en la tambien imaginaria y pintoresca villa llamada Piedra Azul, donde hay un pequeno college que sirve de escenario para la novela, la cual contiene una magica mezcla de personas fascinantes, con sus suenos, excentricidades, debilidades, pasiones y aspiraciones, narrada con muy buen humor, riqueza de lenguaje sin excesos y un estilo muy personal, no carente de poesia e ironia. Esta, su tercera novela, tiene un tema y tono totalmente...

Silhouettes in Bluestone is a captivating mosaic of characters who live in the imaginary, picturesque town of Bluestone, where a small, but well-known, liberal arts college is located, nestled like a babe in arms in the mountains that surround it. Narrated with humor and pathos, the novel tells the stories behind the faces of several fascinating professors, whose dreams, eccentricities, weaknesses, passions and aspirations are not radically different from our own. This book is a must-read for anyone who has wondered about the people behind the roles they play in our lives. Who, really, is our...