PositiveUSA TodayThe book offered vivid context and detail to stories that for years I heard as vague family musings over steaming cups of café cubano ... The book is particularly relevant after mass protests erupted across Cuba in July, leading to widespread arrests and re-questioning the United States’ entangled relationship with the island nation ... There were a few places I would have liked to have seen some deeper digging from Ferrer ... But these are nitpickings. The book does an outstanding job of fleshing out pivotal moments throughout Cuba’s history.