The source is from Amazon.com Book CASTROS DAUGHTER: An Exile's Memoir of Cuba
"A tantalizing prospect for anyone who is curious about the private life of Castro." --Mirta Ojito, Alina 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. Fidels illegitimate offspring informs the waiting world that the Cuban dictator is not an especially cuddly fellow. She recounts with a relentlessly thumb-in-mouth attitude her years of growing up in revolutionary Cuba. Her characters number not only Marxist heavies like Raul Castro and Che Guevara (who looked like a big frog, and who sired an illegitimate daughter of his own with a pair of prize-winning boobs), but also elves, gnomes, and sprites. In the hands of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the bow to magical realism might have worked. But in this young woman-coming-of-age tale, the approach proves irretrievably cloying. In the book, Alina Fernandez dishes plenty of dirt about her famous father, who was in no hurry to acknowledge her publicly, but who made sure she was blessed with a steady supply of Barbie dolls, chauffeured cars, and well-situated beaux. Some of the dirt here: Castro was once married to the daughter of a high official in the Batista dictatorship, a union that allowed him to receive a lenient sentence after his guerrilla bands ill-fated assault on Santiago, in which many of his men died or suffered torture, while Fidel had not even a single scratch. A little more: His Highness liked to swim but only after the beaches had been cleared of any other bathers. And then, gulps Alina Fernandez, Castro didnt approve of her frequent and disastrous marriages and love interests. Another item: He dispatched tens of thousands of Cuban soldiers, including some of her boyfriends, to die pointlessly in Angola. To punish her distant father, preoccupied with the business of spreading revolution and staving off Yanqui imperialism, Fernandez became a fashion model and famine-stricken Cubans only voluntary anorexic. Fidel must have been relieved when his daughter left town. Readers who brave her whines will feel that the book ends not a page too soon. Excerpted from Castro's Daughter : An Exile's Memoir of Cuba by Alina Fernandez Revuelta. Copyright © 1998. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved " Mommy, Mommy, call him. Tell him to come here right away. I have so many things to tell him!" I had a ton of things to tell him. I wanted him to find a solution to all the shortages: of clothes; of meat, so it could again be distributed through the ration books. I also wanted to ask him to give our Christmas back. And to come live with us. I wanted to let him know how much we really needed him.... Fidel didn't answer my letter. I kept writing him letters from a sweet and well-behaved child, a brave but sad girl. Letters resembling those of a secret, spurned lover... *************************************************************************** Berdikusi dg Santun & Elegan, dg Semangat Persahabatan. Menuju Indonesia yg Lebih Baik, in Commonality & Shared Destiny. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia *************************************************************************** __________________________________________________________________________ Mohon Perhatian: 1. Harap tdk. memposting/reply yg menyinggung SARA (kecuali sbg otokritik) 2. Pesan yg akan direply harap dihapus, kecuali yg akan dikomentari. 3. Reading only, http://dear.to/ppi 4. Satu email perhari: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 5. No-email/web only: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6. kembali menerima email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
