Set against the exotic background of Cuba in 1938, The Wise Women of Havana is the deeply moving, lyrical, and yet earthy story of three remarkable women whose lives are suddenly intricately intertwined.
When Marguita, a beautiful and voluptuous young girl, marries Lorenzo, they find their dream home in a cozy apartment in Havana. But that dream is soon shattered. Lorenzo's once-wealthy parents, now in dire need of financial help because of the Great Depression, ask the newlyweds to move into the family's crumbling mansion with them. Marguita is hardly settled with her in-laws when Lorenzo's older sister, the spinster Lolo, behaves in a shocking way toward the young couple, seriously injuring Marguita's sense of honor and causing a dangerous rift between the two. In despair, Marguita, flees to her mother, Dolores, a truly wise woman, whose love, generosity, and resourcefulness provide the glue that promises to mend the break.

The Wise Women of Havana

Literature & Fiction

Bernardo, Jose Raul

United States

Harper Paperbacks

Las Sabias Mujeres de la Habana es una apasionada y enternecedora historia que se desarrolla en el exótico mundo de Cuba en el año 1937. Esta novela narra las vidas de dos cuñadas que comienzan como rivales pero que terminan desarrollando un profundo lazo de afecto que las une por el resto de sus vidas. Debido a la Gran Depresión de los años treinta y a los bajísimos precios del azúcar en Cuba, la familia de Lorenzo se encuentra en gran necesidad de ayuda financiera. Es por esto que los recién casados, Marguita y Lorenzo, aceptan dejar su cómodo apartamentito para instalarse en la desmoronada mansión de los padres del novio en la sección española de la Habana, que en su época fue muy próspera. Pero la bella Marguita está muy lejos de sentirse bienvenida en la vieja casona de sus suegros porque Loló, su cuñada solterona, despliega hacia la pareja un comportamiento que sorprende a todos, provocando, a causa de sus celos y de su soledad, una peligrosa brecha entre las dos mujeres. Marguita huye al lado de su madre, una mujer verdaderamente sabia cuya generosidad, sentido del humor, y bueno, inteligentes manipulaciones proveen la medicina necesaria para menguar la brecha. En este relato picante y lírico, José Raúl Bernardo retrata vívidamente la vida familiar cubana de la época y crea a tres mujeres extraordinarias unidas a través de sacrificios, fortaleza, ingenio, y amor.

Las Sabias Mujeres de la Habana

HarperCollins Espanol

Set against the exotic background of Cuba in 1938, The Wise Women of Havana is the deeply moving, lyrical, and yet earthy story of three remarkable women whose lives are suddenly intricately intertwined.
When Marguita, a beautiful and voluptuous young girl, marries Lorenzo, they find their dream home in a cozy apartment in Havana. But that dream is soon shattered. Lorenzo's once-wealthy parents, now in dire need of financial help because of the Great Depression, force the newlyweds to move into the family's crumbling mansion with them. Marguita is hardly settled with her in-laws when Lorenzo's older sister, the spinster Lolo, behaves in a shocking way toward the young couple, seriously injuring Marguita's sense of honor and causing a dangerous rift between the two. In despair, Marguita flees to her mother, Dolores, a truly Wise woman, whose love, generosity, and resourcefulness provide the glue that promises to mend the break.

Rayo

A lively love story in pre-revolutionary Cuba follows the life of butcher Maximiliano, whose world is changed forever when the beautiful Delores falls in love with him and leaves home to marry without permission. Tour.

El Secreto de los Toros: Una Novela

Genre Fiction

Simon&Schuster

From an exciting new Cuban-American writer comes a lively, lusty novel that moves from the turn of the century to the late 1930s, alive with passion, romance, machismo, and the unerring wisdom of women.

The Secret of the Bulls

Esta cautivadora novela de la Cuba de antano se merece una amplia acogida debido a su suntuosa narrative. Los panoramas, los sonidos, y los aromas de La Habana transportaran a los lectores a una tierra que hoy les tienen prohibido visitar. -James Michener

El Secreto De Los Toros (Secret of the Bulls) (Spanish Edition)

Parenting & Relationships

Silent Wing

Thorndike Pr

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The Wise Women of Havana

Las Sabias Mujeres de la Habana

The Wise Women of Havana

El Secreto de los Toros: Una Novela

The Secret of the Bulls

El Secreto De Los Toros (Secret of the Bulls) (Spanish Edition)

Silent Wing