Join us online for an extraordinary online conversation with author and essayist Ana Hebra Flaster as we discuss her sweeping yet deeply intimate memoir Property of th e Revolution: From a Cuban Barrio to a New Hampshire Mill Town.
\n< p>Ana Hebra Flaster was six years old when her working-class family was ki cked out of their Havana barrio for opposing communism. Once devoted revol utionaries themselves but disillusioned by the Castro government&rsquo\;s repressive tactics\, they fled to the US. The permanent losses they suffer ed&mdash\;of home\, country\, and loved ones\, all within forty-eight hour s&mdash\;haunted her multigenerational family as they reclaimed their live s and freedom in 1967 New Hampshire. There\, they fed each other stories o f their scrappy barrio&mdash\;some of which Hebra Flaster has shared on Al l Things Considered&mdash\;to resurrect their lost world and fortify thems elves for a daunting task: building a new life in a foreign land.\nWeaving pivotal events in Cuba&ndash\;US history with her viejos&rsquo\;&m dash\;elders&rsquo\;&mdash\;stories of surviving political upheaval\, impo ssible choices\, and &ldquo\;refugeedom\,&rdquo\; Property of the Revoluti on celebrates the indomitable spirit and wisdom of the women warriors who led the family out of Cuba\, shaped its rebirth as Cuban Americans\, and h elped Ana grow up hopeful\, future-facing&mdash\;American. But what happen s when deeply buried childhood memories resurface\, demanding an adult&rsq uo\;s reckoning?
\nHere&rsquo\;s how the fiercest love\, the most st ubborn will\, and the power of family put nine new Americans back on their feet.
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About the Author
\nAna Hebra Flaster \ ;is journalist and the author of \;Property of the Revolution: From a Cuban Barrio to a New Hampshire Mill Town\, published in April 2025 (She W rites Press\, Simon and Schuster distribution). \;A former child-refug ee from Cuba\, Ana&rsquo\;s work has appeared in national print and online media\, including: \;The New York Times\, \;The Wall Street Journ al\, \;The Washington Post\, and \;The Boston Globe. Her commentar ies and storytelling have aired on NPR&rsquo\;s \;All Things Considere d \;and PBS&rsquo\;s \;Stories from the Stage. Since its publicati on in April 2025\, Property of the Revolution has won first place in sever al international writing contests\, including: 2026 IBPA Book Awards (Memo ir)\; 2025 Discovery Book Awards (Nonfiction overall)\; 2025 International Book Awards (Creative Nonfiction)\, and the 2025 IAP Book Awards (Memoir of the Year). The memoir was selected as the Nashua\, New Hampshire\, 2026 All-City Read and the Rivier University 2025 First-Year Read. Ana speaks regularly with student\, library\, and civic groups about her family&rsquo \;s journey and the refugee and immigrant experience. She is currently foc used on covering the struggle for democracy and human rights in Cuba in he r weekly Substack\, \;CubaCurious\, \;a project she launched in Ju ly 2024.
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