LEADER 02975nam 2200445 450 001 9910158972003321 005 20170308082021.0 010 $a1-5107-0256-3 035 $a(CKB)3710000001018745 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5304456 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001018745 100 $a20180404h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 13$aLa Americana $ea memoir /$fMelanie Bowden Simon 210 1$aNew York, New York :$cSkyhorse Publishing,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (137 pages) $cillustrations 311 $a1-5107-0255-5 330 $a"La Americana is the story of Melanie Bowden Simon, who, at the age of twenty-five, left her job at Tina Brown's Talk magazine following the death of her mother and decided to take a vacation in Havana, Cuba, with a friend. Little did she know that she would meet and fall in love with a Cuban man named Luis and dive headlong into a culture defined by beauty, humor, and grace within the unnerving realities of communism. In this memoir, Simon details her fascination with Cuban culture as she grapples with the death of her mother. She also covers the struggle to get in and out of Cuba at a time when the country is labeled a pariah state. Yet over and over again, Simon manages to overcome international barriers and overcome language and cultural obstacles-all in the name of her love for Luis. This book makes a great read for those with an interest in Cuban history, a zest for romance, or a passion for travel. Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Arcade, Good Books, Sports Publishing, and Yucca imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. Our list includes biographies on well-known historical figures like Benjamin Franklin, Nelson Mandela, and Alexander Graham Bell, as well as villains from history, such as Heinrich Himmler, John Wayne Gacy, and O. J. Simpson. We have also published survivor stories of World War II, memoirs about overcoming adversity, first-hand tales of adventure, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aMan-woman relationships$zCuba 606 $aAuthors, American$vBiography 607 $aCuba$xDescription and travel 607 $aCuba$xSocial life and customs 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMan-woman relationships 615 0$aAuthors, American 676 $a972.91 686 $aBIO007000$aHIS041010$2bisacsh 700 $aSimo?n$b Melanie Bowden$01244992 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910158972003321 996 $aLa Americana$92887830 997 $aUNINA