La Niña de Arroyo Blanco

by Betty Viamontes

Overview

Por la autora de la novela Esperando en la calle Zapote, ganadora del premio Latino Books Into Movies. Es esta una historia épica, basada en hechos reales, que transporta a los lectores a la provincia de Camagüey, en el corazón de Cuba. La trama se desarrolla durante el año 1955, cuando germinaba la semilla de la revolución de Fidel Castro. Serán testigos de la transformación política de un pueblo que consecuentemente llevará a sus habitantes, de forma dramática, a vivir un cambio radical en sus costumbres y en su estilo de vida. El pueblo, Arroyo Blanco, que es conocido por los arroyos que lo riegan, llenándolo de vida, está destinado a ser borrado por el tiempo y la nueva política pública impuesta por el nuevo gobernante. Madeline, una joven enamorada, es arrastrada por la vorágine de una guerra social y política. Se ve obligada a luchar para sobrevivir y proteger todo lo que le es querido. ¿Podrá Madeline encontrar el amor y la felicidad, o fuerzas ajenas a su control aniquilarán su esencia y su voluntad?

Product Details

BN ID:	2940164083045
Publisher:	Betty Viamontes
Publication date:	05/17/2020
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	570 KB
Language:	Spanish

About the Author

Betty Viamontes was born in Havana, Cuba. In 1980, at age fifteen, she and her family arrived in the United States on a shrimp boat to reunite with her father after twelve years of separation. "Waiting on Zapote Street," based on her family's story, her first novel won the Latino Books into Movies award and has been selected by many book clubs. She also published an anthology of short stories, all of which take place on Zapote Street and include some of the characters from her first novel.

Betty’s stories have traveled the world, from the award-winning Waiting on Zapote Street to the No. 1 New Amazon re-leases "The Girl from White Creek," "The Pedro Pan Girls: Seeking Closure," and "Brothers: A Pedro Pan Story."

Other works include:
Havana: A Son’s Journey Home
The Dance of the Rose
Under the Palm Trees: Surviving Labor Camps in Cuba
Candela’s Secrets and Other Havana Stories
The Pedro Pan Girls: Seeking Closure
Love Letters from Cuba
Flight of the Tocororo

Betty Viamontes lives in Florida with her family and pursued graduate studies at the University of South Florida.