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SUMMARY:Exile\, Memory\, and the Meaning of Home: A Conversation
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DESCRIPTION:Join us online for an extraordinary online conversation with a
 uthor and essayist Ana Hebra Flaster..\nhttps://edisonpubliclibrary.libnet
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>**Questions for the speaker can be
  submitted on the Registration page.**</strong><strong></strong></p>\n<p>W
 hat happens when the country you love forces you out\, leaving you just 48
  hours to abandon everything you&rsquo\;ve ever known? Join us online for 
 an extraordinary online conversation with author and essayist Ana Hebra Fl
 aster as we discuss her sweeping yet deeply intimate memoir Property of th
 e Revolution: From a Cuban Barrio to a New Hampshire Mill Town.</p>\n<p>An
 a Hebra Flaster was six years old when her working-class family was kicked
  out of their Havana barrio for opposing communism. Once devoted revolutio
 naries themselves but disillusioned by the Castro government&rsquo\;s repr
 essive tactics\, they fled to the US. The permanent losses they suffered&m
 dash\;of home\, country\, and loved ones\, all within forty-eight hours&md
 ash\;haunted her multigenerational family as they reclaimed their lives an
 d freedom in 1967 New Hampshire. There\, they fed each other stories of th
 eir scrappy barrio&mdash\;some of which Hebra Flaster has shared on All Th
 ings Considered&mdash\;to resurrect their lost world and fortify themselve
 s for a daunting task: building a new life in a foreign land.</p>\n<p>Weav
 ing pivotal events in Cuba&ndash\;US history with her viejos&rsquo\;&mdash
 \;elders&rsquo\;&mdash\;stories of surviving political upheaval\, impossib
 le choices\, and &ldquo\;refugeedom\,&rdquo\; Property of the Revolution c
 elebrates the indomitable spirit and wisdom of the women warriors who led 
 the family out of Cuba\, shaped its rebirth as Cuban Americans\, and helpe
 d Ana grow up hopeful\, future-facing&mdash\;American. But what happens wh
 en deeply buried childhood memories resurface\, demanding an adult&rsquo\;
 s reckoning?</p>\n<p>Here&rsquo\;s how the fiercest love\, the most stubbo
 rn will\, and the power of family put nine new Americans back on their fee
 t.</p>\n<p>Register today to gain a deeper\, more personal perspective on 
 the refugee experience and the enduring quest to define home.</p>\n<p><str
 ong>About the Author:&nbsp\;</strong>Ana Hebra Flaster&nbsp\;is journalist
  and the author of&nbsp\;Property of the Revolution: From a Cuban Barrio t
 o a New Hampshire Mill Town\, published in April 2025 (She Writes Press\, 
 Simon and Schuster distribution).&nbsp\;A former child-refugee from Cuba\,
  Ana&rsquo\;s work has appeared in national print and online media\, inclu
 ding:&nbsp\;The New York Times\,&nbsp\;The Wall Street Journal\,&nbsp\;The
  Washington Post\, and&nbsp\;The Boston Globe. Her commentaries and storyt
 elling have aired on NPR&rsquo\;s&nbsp\;All Things Considered&nbsp\;and PB
 S&rsquo\;s&nbsp\;Stories from the Stage. Since its publication in April 20
 25\, Property of the Revolution has won first place in several internation
 al writing contests\, including: 2026 IBPA Book Awards (Memoir)\; 2025 Dis
 covery 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 an
 d the refugee and immigrant experience. She is currently focused on coveri
 ng the struggle for democracy and human rights in Cuba in her weekly Subst
 ack\,&nbsp\;CubaCurious\,&nbsp\;a project she launched in July 2024.</p>\n
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