The Front Row: The Life and Times of Rosa Maria Teresa de la Concepcion de Varona de Morell Romero - Softcover

Alderman, Silvia Morell

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1530302587 ISBN 13: 9781530302581

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

Synopsis

Experience the drama that was twentieth century Cuba and the aftermath of the Cuban diaspora of the 1960s from the front row seat of Rosa Maria (Rosy) Teresa de la Concepción de Varona de Morell Romero (1914-2011). Rosy grew up in the Havana society of the 1920s; worked in the underground to topple Cuban dictator Gerardo Machado; married José Morell Romero, a student revolutionary, who later became cabinet minister, supreme court justice and provisional president of Cuba in exile; escaped from repression in Cuba in the 1930s; was again exiled to Florida in 1960, leaving behind a grown daughter, grandchildren and extensive real estate holdings; cooperated with her husband in efforts to liberate Cuba from Communism, including serving as the First Lady of Cuba in exile; endured her son’s imprisonment after the unsuccessful Bay of Pigs invasion; raised three children and experienced the loss of two (one at birth); left her mark in Western Nebraska, where she made many friends and became president of a small town woman’s club that was featured in Life Magazine; suffered the loss of her husband of 68 years; painted over 150 works in oil; charmed, loved and was loved. She inspired many with her unceasing faith in her Maker and lived by the precept that things should be done well or not at all. Come with the author on a journey through Rosy’s transformation from a Havana socialite, to an impoverished exile and ultimately to a naturalized citizen living the American dream.

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About the Author

Silvia Morell Alderman's world took a dramatic turn on November 11, 1960, when, as an eight year old, she accompanied her mother to Miami, Florida, the day before her father resigned as justice of the Cuban Supreme Court. Her childhood interrupted, she became an observer of the Cuban – American history that was unfolding before her, including the Bay of Pigs invasion, in which her brother participated, the Missile Crisis, and her father's U.S.-sponsored missions to Latin America, to gain support for the liberation of Cuba. In these memoirs of her parents told from the perspective of her mother, she shares the stories she witnessed as well as stories from the amazing past of her freedom fighter parents dating back to the Cuba of the 1930s. Silvia graduated with a B.S. from Chadron State College and a Juris Doctor from Florida State University. She is an environmental lawyer and lives in Tallahassee, Florida with her husband Michael. Silvia and Michael have a son, Matthew.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1530302587
• ISBN 13: 9781530302581
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 530