New York: Arcade Publishing, 2001. dj. Hardcover first edition - A funny and frank novel, the story of a woman born in pre-revolutionary Cuba, who discovers the 'love of her life' in Havana, only to have him disappear on the eve of the Revolution - and who, like Cuba itself, spends the next years waiting for the promised bright future. Finalist for Spain's prestigious Planeta Prize. Translated from the Spanish by Nadia Benabid. ISBN: 1-55970-4772.