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Everyone Leaves - by Wendy Guerra (Paperback)

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  • "A classic story . . . delivers real news from Cuba in a lyrical way.
  • Author(s): Wendy Guerra
  • 272 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Coming of Age

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Book Synopsis



"A classic story . . . delivers real news from Cuba in a lyrical way."-NPR

Available for a new generation, Wendy Guerra's intoxicating and heartrending classic--a portrait of economically depressed post-revolutionary Cuba in the late 1970s, written as the diary of a young girl left behind by her parents and the state, who becomes caught in an acrimonious custody battle.

It is 1978, and Nieve finds herself caught between the tides of her parents' turbulent relationship and a country in turmoil. To try to control her situation, she begins to record the intimate and harsh details of her life in her diary. Becoming her sole means of expression, the diary is her only constant and her only friend. From being torn from her mother, her mother's free-spirited and loving boyfriend, and her childhood city of Cienfuegos, to living with her abusive father, an alcoholic theater actor, to her forced induction as a Cuban "revolutionary Pioneer," Nieve records in honest detail a life in which she is powerless as she loses the people and freedom she loves.

Mirroring the author's own experiences between the ages of eight and twenty, Everyone Leaves paints a vivid portrait of family life and social and political unrest in Castro's Cuba while exploring how the patriarchal and conformist notions of the Revolution betrayed the nation's women.

Translated from the Spanish by Achy Obejas



Review Quotes




"[A] classic story... that delivers real news from Cuba in a lyrical way" -- NPR

"A genuine experience, both of life and literature. [Guerra] describes a difficult life, both at the personal level and in society, without prejudices of any kind." -- Eduardo Mendoza, author of City of Wonders

"A gripping story of wry contradictions and confusion." -- Booklist


Dimensions (Overall): 8.25 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .61 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.0 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 272
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Coming of Age
Publisher: Harpervia
Format: Paperback
Author: Wendy Guerra
Language: English
Street Date: July 22, 2025
TCIN: 92105286
UPC: 9780063289253
Item Number (DPCI): 247-13-8761
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.61 inches length x 5.5 inches width x 8.25 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 1 pounds
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