HAVANA DREAMS
by GIMBEL, Wendy
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- Hardcover
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Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
1998. GIMBEL, Wendy. HAVANA DREAMS. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. Sm. 4to., cloth & boards in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation by Gimbel on the title page: "For ___, With much love, Wendy Gimbel." A story of Cuba, as told through the eyes of four generations of Cuban women. Very Good (small stains front cover and along top edge) in nice d/j. $25.00.
Synopsis
Wendy Gimbel made many childhood visits to the family of her paternal grandmother in pre-Castro Cuba. She later went on to receive a Ph.D. in English literature, and is the author of a scholarly book on Edith Wharton. Her articles have appeared in the New York Times, Vogue, Mirabella, The Nation, and other publications. She has two grown sons and lives with her husband in New York City. From the Hardcover edition.
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- Bookseller
- Antic Hay Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 39680
- Title
- HAVANA DREAMS
- Author
- GIMBEL, Wendy
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- 1998
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