Candela's Secrets and Other Havana Stories - Betty Viamontes - Bog

Vivid and engaging short stories and an assortment of poems, most set on the location of the author's award-winning novel, "Waiting on Zapote Street," a book that continues to expand its international appeal. "Candela's Secrets and Other Havana Stories" is an eclectic collection of powerful stories with unexpected endings. In it, readers step into the streets of Havana and take a front seat to life in Cuba, particularly in the 1970s and 1980s. From each opening line, readers will become emotionally involved with its characters. "When Adela walked down Havana's Zapote Street with her short skirts and wavy black hair bouncing over her shoulders, men stared and women rolled their eyes."