Soaring Earth: A Companion Memoir to Enchanted Air

In this companion memoir, Margarita Engle recalls a childhood divided between Cuba and Los Angeles. Cuba is remembered as a lush, welcoming island, while life in Los Angeles carries loneliness and dreams. After the revolution, Cuba becomes inaccessible to her in ordinary life and takes on the character of an unreachable mystery. The book contrasts connection to a beloved homeland with separation brought by political change.