{"product_id":"property-of-the-revolution-from-a-cuban-barrio-to-a-new-hampshire-mill-town-a-memoir-9781647428266","title":"Property of the Revolution: From a Cuban Barrio to a New Hampshire Mill Town--A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Written with the vividness of a poet and the reflexivity of an auto-ethnographer . . . a classic story about displacement, resilience, and triumph, \u003ci\u003eProperty of the Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e offers fresh perspectives and a deeper understanding of the intersectional meanings of home, country, and family.\"--Richard Blanco, 2013 Presidential Inaugural Poet, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Prince of Los Cocuyos: A Miami Childhood.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this sweeping, historical, yet intimate memoir, the author details her family's transformation from pro-Castro revolutionaries in a scrappy Havana barrio to refugees in a New Hampshire mill town--a timeless and timely tale of loss and reinvention.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAna Hebra Flaster was six years old when her working-class family was kicked out of their Havana barrio for opposing communism. Once devoted revolutionaries themselves but disillusioned by the Castro government's repressive tactics, they fled to the US. The permanent losses they suffered--of home, country, and loved ones, all within forty-eight hours--haunted her multigenerational family as they reclaimed their lives and freedom in 1967 New Hampshire. There, they fed each other stories of their scrappy barrio--some of which Hebra Flaster has shared on \u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered--\u003c\/i\u003eto resurrect their lost world and fortify themselves for a daunting task: building a new life in a foreign land. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Weaving pivotal events in Cuba-US history with her \u003ci\u003eviejos'\u003c\/i\u003e--elders'--stories of surviving political upheaval, impossible choices, and \"refugeedom,\" \u003ci\u003eProperty of the Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the indomitable spirit and wisdom of the women warriors who led the family out of Cuba, shaped its rebirth as Cuban Americans, and helped Ana grow up hopeful, future-facing--American. But what happens when deeply buried childhood memories resurface, demanding an adult's reckoning? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Here's how the fiercest love, the most stubborn will, and the power of family put nine new Americans back on their feet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ana Hebra Flaster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e She Writes Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/22\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781647428266","brand":"She Writes Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43945312780425,"sku":"9781647428266","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_0a52ea50-b2d1-4a1c-a7a8-4fecbff00797.jpg?v=1745909493","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/property-of-the-revolution-from-a-cuban-barrio-to-a-new-hampshire-mill-town-a-memoir-9781647428266","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}