Fiction from and about Cuba has been greeted with enthusiasm by American readers (Telex from Cuba is one example).

The is an entertaining, very readable book that gives an accurate view of contemporary Havana, its physical, social and political milieu. The very real dilemma faced by many Cubans -- whether to make one's life on the island or leave for better opportunities abroad -- is the focus of this story, and the author does an excellent job of portraying exactly what the stakes are in that choice.

It is an easy read yet stylistically diverse, and it offers vivid Cuban characters, lives, and dilemmas in an environment which U.S. readers will not have seen before.

An upbeat, appealing, story that's rich with detail about Havana. Anyone interested in contemporary Cuba or Havana will be the audience for this work. This book could sell in the travel literature section as well as general literary fiction

The author is an award-winner; her first novel, Otras Plegarias Atendidas, won the 2002 Italo Calvino Prize (Italy-Cuba) and the 2004 Cuban Literary Critics’ Prize (one of Cuba's annual two literary awards, and comparable to the National Book Award).