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Waking in Havana Review in People’s World

Elena Schwolsky’s new book Waking in Havana: A Memoir of AIDS and Healing in Cuba is a well-written, moving account of her work as a nurse in

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The Veteran Review

“In 1972 I left my 2 year old son with his father at a rural hippie commune north of San Francisco and traveled to Cuba

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“Waking in Havana takes readers on a journey that mirrors the author’s”

Waking in Havana is a captivating and unique first hand account of a health care provider’s experiences with HIV/AIDS across geographic and temporal distances.  In

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“I was intrigued from the first paragraph”

I was intrigued from the first paragraph of this engrossing memoir. Living on
a rural hippie commune? Wielding a machete with Cuban revolutionaries?
Elena Schwolsky is a

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“A personal and timely look at Cuba’s HIV/AIDS program.”

Waking in Havana: A Memoir of AIDS and Healing in Cuba provides a personal and timely look at Cuba’s HIV/AIDS program. The author was my

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“The painful story of a hard stage at the beginning of the epidemic in Cuba.”

Waking in Havana, reflects the deep roots of Elena Schwolsky’s relationship with HIV/AIDS in her personal and family experience, which is why she took part

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“It is more than just telling their stories”

If you have any interest in the global fight against HIV/AIDS, or in how the disease impacts the families/friends/communities of those infected, or are curious

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“An unforgettable journey”

Elena Schwolsky takes us on an unforgettable journey through the trenches: as an idealistic Venceremos brigadista doing her part to build a new nation; a

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“A remarkable and timely memoir.”

With warmth, humor, and endless compassion, Elena Schwolsky has created a remarkable and timely memoir. Waking In Havana brings us intimately along Schwolsky’s path to

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I kept thinking of a line from Mary Oliver’s poem, “The Summer Day”

Like Elena Schwolsky, I was a nurse in the broken heart of an American city
during the 1980s and 90s and witnessed the effects of HIV

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“Waking in Havana explores territory few dare to tread.”

Waking in Havana explores territory few dare to tread. Set in turbulent times where Cold War Cuba meets the AIDS crisis, Schwolsky succeeds in crafting

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“Cuba opened her heart in unexpected ways.”

Waking in Havana will awaken readers to the extraordinary ways that cultural bridges can create understanding and reciprocity between Cubans and Americans, even on issues

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