Castro's Daughter: An Exile's Memoir of Cuba FROM OUR EDITORS
In Castro's Daughter: An Exile's Memoir of Cuba, Alina Fernﾽndez, daughter of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, offers the reader a unique perspective on her father's three decades of rule over the Caribbean nation. Hers is an unflinching, brutally honest account that recognizes Castro's successes but does not shy away from his excesses, failures, and misdeeds. Fernﾽndez even suggests that her father's forces may have allowed Che Guevara to die in order to create the "necessary hero."
FROM THE PUBLISHER
As a little girl in Cuba, Alina Fernandez found nothing strange about the many visits Fidel Castro made to her home. During these visits, Castro would pay special attention to Alina, many times even bringing her gifts. At age ten, Alina's mother finally divulged the reason for Castro's attention: Fidel Castro was her father.
Born in 1956, Alina was a child in the years just before and immediately following the Revolution of 1959. As the Revolution's events unfolded, Alina came to realize that, depending on his mood, Castro treated his illegitimate daughter with one of two extreme feelings -- utter adoration or painful neglect. Through the years, however, Castro's infulence as an authority figure in Alina's life never diminished. As she grew older, she recognized her position as one of Cuba's elite -- but the political practices she witnessed under her father's regime and the neglect she experienced drove her to renounce that position and, ultimately, her relationship with her father as well.
Alina Fernandez was finally forced to leave her homeland and to seek refuge in the United States. In this memoir, published in English for the first time, Alina shares the extraordinary story of her experiences growing up in the shadow of Fidel Castro.
SYNOPSIS
In this memoir, published in English for the first time, Alina shares the extraordinary story of her experiences growing up in the shadow of Fidel Castro. Hers is an unflinching, brutally honest account that recognizes her father's successes but does not shy away from his excesses, failures, and misdeeds. She even suggests that her father's forces may have allowed Che Guevera to die in order to create the "necessary hero." Already an international bestseller, Castro's Daughter is a glimpse of this powerful man never before seen by the world, and not to be missed.
FROM THE CRITICS
Library Journal
Fernandez, who learned at age ten that Castro was her father, eventually renounced the regime and was forced to flee Cuba. Here's her story.
Kirkus Reviews
Fidel's illegitimate offspring informs the waiting world that the Cuban dictator is not an especially cuddly fellow.
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