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Chanel Cleeton is the New York Timesand USA Today bestselling author of The Last Train to Key West,When We Left Cuba, and the Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick Next Year in Havana.Originally from Florida, she grew up on stories of her family's exodus from Cuba following the events of the Cuban Revolution. Her passion for politics and history continued during her years spent studying in England where she earned a bachelor's degree in international relations from Richmond, the American International University in London, and a master's degree in global politics from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Chanel also received her Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law. She loves to travel and has lived in the Caribbean, Europe, and Asia.
Praise for When We Left Cuba Oozing with atmosphere and intrigue, When We Left Cuba is an evocative, powerful and beautifully written historical novel which had me completely captivated from the first page to the last. Take a bow, Chanel Cleeton! --Hazel Gaynor, New York Times bestselling author of The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter A compelling unputdownable story of love--for a man, for a country, for a past ripped away, and a future's tenuous promise. When We Left Cuba swept me away. --Shelley Noble, New York Times bestselling author of Lighthouse Beach. Beatriz Perez's brand of vintage-Havana glamour dazzles with equal parts intrigue, rebellion, and romance to make for an unforgettable story. --Elise Hooper, author of The Other Alcott When We Left Cuba is a breathtaking book, and it captures what I love best about historical fiction. --Camille Di Maio, author of The Way of Beauty Praise for Next Year in Havana A beautiful novel that's full of forbidden passions, family secrets and a lot of courage and sacrifice. --Reese Witherspoon A sweeping love story and tale of courage and familial and patriotic legacy that spans generations. --Entertainment Weekly This Cuban-set historical novel is just what you need to get that extra-summery feeling. --Bustle The Ultimate Beach Read --Real Simple Next Year in Havana reminds us that while love is complicated and occasionally heartbreaking, it's always worth the risk. --NPR A flat-out stunner of a book, at once a dual-timeline mystery, a passionate romance, and paean to the tragedy and beauty of war-torn Cuba. Simply wonderful! --Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network Cleeton has penned an atmospheric, politically insightful, and highly hopeful homage to a lost world. Devour Next Year in Havana and you, too, will smell the perfumed groves, taste the ropa vieja, and feel the sun on your face. --Stephanie Dray, New York Times bestselling coauthor of America's First Daughter Don't miss this smart, moving, and romantic story. --HelloGiggles.com A vivid, transporting novel. Next Year in Havana is about journeys--into exile, into history, and into questions of home and identity. It's an engrossing read. --David Ebershoff, author of The Danish Girl and The 19th Wife Chanel Cleeton's prose is as beautiful as Cuba itself, and the story she weaves--of exile and loss, memory and myth, forbidden love and enduring friendship--is at once sweeping and beautifully intimate. --Jennifer Robson, USA Today bestselling author of Somewhere in France
