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From the bestselling author of
The Girls with No Names Find Me in Havana PICKED BY GOOD MORNING AMERICA AND ZIBBY OWENS AS “16 January Reads for the New Year” CHOSEN BY BuzzFeed IN “19 Forthcoming Historical Fiction Books That Will Start 2021 Off Right” AND THEIR ROUND UP OF "14 Books That We Can't Stop Talking about" INCLUDED IN BUSTLE'S “Anticipated winter reads” FEATURED IN GOODREADS 42 New and Upcoming Historical Fiction Novels |
Praise for Find Me in Havana
SAN FRANCISCO BOOK REVIEW
"…Always beautiful, feeling elegiac even during the first chapters… Serena Burdick did a wonderful job of capturing a time long past and telling a story that at once embraces a whole time and pinpoints one particular relationship.”
PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY
"A poignant and gripping account of the life of Cuban actress Estelita Rodriquez… With great skill, Burdick weaves a heartbreaking narrative of a star’s rise and fall… A deeply affecting tragedy.”
BOOKLIST
“A sweeping historical account… The Hollywood glamour and the struggles of war will appeal to history fans while Nina and Estelita’s relationship will draw lovers of women’s fiction. The true gem in this story is learning how the author developed the tale of real-life Estelita through interviews with Nina.”
HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY
“Estelita’s tragic story captures the most beautiful and most painful moments of motherhood, artistic drive, and limitless ambition. More importantly, it explores the ceaseless destruction of sexual violence and finds hope in unexpected places. I highly recommend it..”
Nina Lopez
"Finally, my mother will get to be remembered. She will no loner be a forgotten star. I loved the book."
Bryn Turnbull, bestselling author of The Woman Before Wallis
Serena Burdick brings Hollywood legend Estelita Rodriguez to vivid life in FIND ME IN HAVANA. Written with beautiful prose and searing honesty, this story of mothers and daughters will stay with you long after you turn the final page.
Heather Webb, USA Today bestselling author of The Next Ship Home
“Burdick brilliantly captures the glamour, and the grit, of life as a Cuban immigrant turned Hollywood star in her fascinating new novel about Estelita Rodriguez. Told in a series of letters, FIND ME IN HAVANA is a beautiful and heart-wrenching story of mothers and daughters, and the American Dream that comes with the biggest price of all. I couldn’t put it down!”
SAN FRANCISCO BOOK REVIEW
"…Always beautiful, feeling elegiac even during the first chapters… Serena Burdick did a wonderful job of capturing a time long past and telling a story that at once embraces a whole time and pinpoints one particular relationship.”
PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY
"A poignant and gripping account of the life of Cuban actress Estelita Rodriquez… With great skill, Burdick weaves a heartbreaking narrative of a star’s rise and fall… A deeply affecting tragedy.”
BOOKLIST
“A sweeping historical account… The Hollywood glamour and the struggles of war will appeal to history fans while Nina and Estelita’s relationship will draw lovers of women’s fiction. The true gem in this story is learning how the author developed the tale of real-life Estelita through interviews with Nina.”
HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY
“Estelita’s tragic story captures the most beautiful and most painful moments of motherhood, artistic drive, and limitless ambition. More importantly, it explores the ceaseless destruction of sexual violence and finds hope in unexpected places. I highly recommend it..”
Nina Lopez
"Finally, my mother will get to be remembered. She will no loner be a forgotten star. I loved the book."
Bryn Turnbull, bestselling author of The Woman Before Wallis
Serena Burdick brings Hollywood legend Estelita Rodriguez to vivid life in FIND ME IN HAVANA. Written with beautiful prose and searing honesty, this story of mothers and daughters will stay with you long after you turn the final page.
Heather Webb, USA Today bestselling author of The Next Ship Home
“Burdick brilliantly captures the glamour, and the grit, of life as a Cuban immigrant turned Hollywood star in her fascinating new novel about Estelita Rodriguez. Told in a series of letters, FIND ME IN HAVANA is a beautiful and heart-wrenching story of mothers and daughters, and the American Dream that comes with the biggest price of all. I couldn’t put it down!”
Praise for The Girls with No Names:
“The Girls With No Names concludes in a crescendo so fever-pitched
that the last page seems to come too soon."
-The New York Times
that the last page seems to come too soon."
-The New York Times
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THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
“The Girls With No Names concludes in a crescendo so fever-pitched that the last page seems to come too soon. Nevertheless, Burdick has spun a cautionary tale of struggle and survival, love and family — and above all, the strength of the heart, no matter how broken." CHICAGO TRIBUNE BOOK REVIEW "The first person narratives place us into the minds of each woman, exposing her fears and hopes, and the strength needed to live through another day." PUBLISHERS WEEKLY "Told from the alternating points of view of Effie; her mother, Jeanne; and Mable, the narrative combines lush prose with a quick and riveting plot. Readers will be intensely moved by this historical." KIRKUS REVIEW "A spellbinding thriller for fans of Gilded Age fiction!" BOOKLIST "Burdick's carefully researched narrative shines a light on the untold stories of countless real women, and fans of Joanne Goodman's The Home for Unwanted Girls will be consumed by the fast-paced plot and well characterized, sympathetic girls at the novel's heart." |
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SERENA BURDICK
is the Toronto Star, Publishers' Weekly and international bestselling author of THE GIRLS WITH NO NAMES. She is the author of the novel FIND ME IN HAVANA (January, 2021) and the 2017 International Book Award Winner for Historical Fiction for her novel GIRL IN THE AFTERNOON. She studied creative writing at Sarah Lawrence, holds a Bachelors of Arts from Brooklyn College in English literature and an Associates of Arts from The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in theater. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband and two sons. |
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