by Catherine Hermary-Vieille · LGF/Le Livre de Poche · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782253138372
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«La Pointe aux Tortues» is a novel by Catherine Hermary-Vieille, published by Le Livre de Poche in paperback (191 pages, in French).
As a child, Ann is fascinated by La Pointe aux Tortues, a colonial mansion near Havana. When Batista falls, her father leaves for the United States and she stays with her mother, a supporter of Fidel Castro. As Anna, she militates in the new regime until Diego makes her see the shadows of the revolution and confronts her with a dilemma between love and loyalty.
This LGF/Le Livre de Poche edition, in French, was published in October 1995; the novel had originally appeared in 1994.
For readers of historical fiction and coming-of-age stories with a political backdrop, set in Cuba and marked by a love story.
Catherine Hermary-Vieille is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina 1981, for Le Grand Vizir de la nuit.
