Title: Cartoon characters in a non-existent place called Cuba.
Product review: Intrigued by the plot synopsis, I purchased this book with high expectations. After reading it I felt cheated of both time and money. The real-life Fidel may be a ruthless dictator or a heroic leader; in either case though, he is a charismatic figure who transcends time and enemies. The author's Fidel is a one-dimensional, cliche-speaking, cartoon like character. Worse can be said of the other two protagonists, ball-player Billy Bryan and the love of his life photographer Malena Fonseca. Nothing in this novel seems right. In real life people don't talk or act in the simplistic way the author presents them. Descriptions have no depth. No real sense of time or place develops. Halfway through the plot loses direction. In sum I intensely disliked this book and don't recommend it.
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