My Cafe Cubano

Gracielas novel chronicles a coffee barons family as it faces the consequences of communist dictatorship and the subsequent demise of their business, wealth, and way of life in Cuba under Fidel Castros regime. It is a moving tale about coming of age, loss of innocence and self-imposed exile in the search for personal freedom.

My Cafe Cubano is the diary of Daniela Isabela Badilla begun on August 5, 1958, after the tragic death of a beloved cousin. Thus, begins a story of loss and suffering under Fidel Castro's regime. The novel chronicles a coffee baron's family as they face the consequences of communist dictatorship and the subsequent demise of their business, wealth and way of life in Cuba. It is a moving tale about coming of age, loss of innocence and self-imposed exile in the search for personal freedom.