Across So Many Seas
Ruth Behar
Four girls from successive generations of a Sephardic Jewish family live across five centuries. Their connected stories include exile from Spain, settlement in Istanbul, migration to Cuba, and a journey to the United States. In 1923, Reina is sent from Turkey to Cuba after defying her father; later, her daughter Alegra flees Cuba for Miami. Music and memory link the family’s long history of displacement and movement.
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