{"product_id":"dear-first-love-9780060959098","title":"Dear First Love","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Vald s's voice embodies a ferocious vitality and sheer existential appetite that can't be reduced to any ideology. She's as much a connoisseur of the absurdities of the revolutionary life as she is a critic.\" --\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe numbing rhythm of daily life in poverty-stricken Havana has deadened Danae's mind and spirit. On the brink of a breakdown, she unceremoniously leaves Havana without explanation to her family. In search of her first true love, Danae retreats into the countryside of her adolescence, where the government of Fidel Castro had sent her and other teenagers in the late 1970's to work in the fields under a corrupt and sadistic overseer. It was here, surrounded by a natural world infused with spiritual wonders, that Danae met and fell in love with Tierra Fortuna Munda, a campesino girl her own age. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e When the adult Danae finds Tierra, their lives are transformed, their love and its mysteries reborn. However, their return to Havana proves to be the ultimate test of love, not only for Danae and Tierra, but also for Danae's desperate family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Zoe Valdes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/04\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.29w x 0.74d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060959098\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/11\/2004 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eValdes, Zoe:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNovelist and poet Zoé Valdés was born in Cuba in 1959. Her two earlier novels, \u003cem\u003eYocandra in the Paradise of Nada\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eI Gave You All I Had, \u003c\/em\u003e have also appeared in English translation. Zoé Valdés lives in Paris with her daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":42920943190131,"sku":"9.78006E+12","price":13.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_d6019c38-6c49-4713-89e3-e1eb787283f6.jpg?v=1742382317","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/dear-first-love-9780060959098","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}