Dirty Blonde and Half-Cuban
by Lisa Wixon
ISBN
9780061352256
Dirty Blonde and Half-Cuban is a americans, birthfathers book by Lisa Wixon.
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Based on the wildly popular, semi-autobiographical "Havana Honey" series published by Salon.com, Dirty Blonde and Half-Cuban is a gritty portrait of one woman's determination to infiltrate modern Cuba and find the father she has never known.While on her search, privileged American Alysia Briggs ends up broke and alone in Havana. She's then forced to adopt the life of the jineteras -- educated Cuban women who supplement a desperate income by accommodating sex tourists.With an eye for detail and a razor wit, Lisa Wixon relates Alysia's journey and creates a love song to Cuba, a heartfelt tribute to a resilient people facing soul-numbing poverty in a land where M.D.s and Ph.D.s earn $18 a month, and a pair of jeans costs twice as much.
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What genre is Dirty Blonde and Half-Cuban?+
Dirty Blonde and Half-Cuban is a Americans, Birthfathers, Fathers and daughters book.
What is Dirty Blonde and Half-Cuban about?+
Based on the wildly popular, semi-autobiographical "Havana Honey" series published by Salon.com, Dirty Blonde and Half-Cuban is a gritty portrait of one woman's determination to infiltrate modern Cuba and find the father she has never known.While on her search, privileged American Alysia Briggs ends...
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Dirty Blonde and Half-Cuban was written by Lisa Wixon.