In Havana, 1958, we meet sixteen year old Elisa. This novel was really exquisitely told and within the first few chapters, I was engrossed with the story and caring for the characters. Intriguing from the start, Last Dance in Havana is a captivating novel from Rosanna Ley, with beautiful, evocative writing and an engaging blend of two timelines from Bristol, England in 2012 to Havana, Cuba in 1958. Is the passion Grace feels for Theo enough to risk her family's happiness? Theo is a Cuban born magician but even he can't make Grace's problems disappear. And this year more than ever she could do with a shoulderto cry on - Grace's career is in flux, she isn't sure she wants the baby her husband is so desperate to have and, worst of all, she's begun to develop feelings for their best friend Theo. Grace has a troubled relationship with her father, whom she blames for her beloved mother's untimely death. But how can she stop longing for the warmth of Havana, when the music of the rumba still calls to her?Įngland, 2012. But Duardo is a rebel, determined to fight in Castro's army, and Elisa is forced to leave behind her homeland and rebuild her life in distant England. Elisa is only sixteen years old when she meets Duardo and she knows he's the love of her life from the moment they first dance the rumba together in downtown Havana.
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