When We Left Cuba Summary
Chanel Cleeton

When We Left Cuba Overview

Chanel Cleeton’s novel When We Left Cuba follows Beatriz Perez after her family relocates to Palm Beach, fleeing Fidel Castro’s violent takeover in Cuba. Recruited by the CIA, Beatriz attempts to take back her country and her own identity in this historical novel that explores how a country’s government affects its citizens. Beatriz is forced to navigate the messiness of Cold War politics and love.