What happens when the country you love for ces you out\, leaving you just two days to abandon everything you&rsquo\;v e ever known?
\nAna Hebra Flaster was six years old when her working -class family was kicked out of their Havana barrio for opposing communism . Once devoted revolutionaries themselves but disillusioned by the Castro government&rsquo\;s repressive tactics\, they fled to the US. The permanen t losses they suffered&mdash\;of home\, country\, and loved ones\, all wit hin forty-eight hours&mdash\;haunted her multigenerational family as they reclaimed their lives and freedom in 1967 New Hampshire. There\, they fed each other stories of their scrappy barrio&mdash\;some of which Hebra Flas ter has shared on \;All Things Considered&mdash\;to resurrect their lo st world and fortify themselves for a daunting task: building a new life i n a foreign land.
\nWeaving pivotal events in Cuba&ndash\;US history with her \;viejos&rsquo\;&mdash\;elders&rsquo\;&mdash\;stories of sur viving political upheaval\, impossible choices\, and &ldquo\;refugeedom\,& rdquo\; \;Property of the Revolution \;celebrates the indomitable spirit and wisdom of the women warriors who led the family out of Cuba\, s haped its rebirth as Cuban Americans\, and helped Ana grow up hopeful\, fu ture-facing&mdash\;American. But what happens when deeply buried childhood memories resurface\, demanding an adult&rsquo\;s reckoning?
\nHere& rsquo\;s how the fiercest love\, the most stubborn will\, and the power of family put nine new Americans back on their feet.
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\nAbout the Author: \;
\nAna Hebra Flaster \;is a journalist and the author of \;Propert y of the Revolution: From a Cuban Barrio to a New Hampshire Mill Town\, pu blished in April 2025 (She Writes Press\, Simon &\; Schuster distributi on). Ana&rsquo\;s work has appeared in national print and online media\, i ncluding \;The New York Times\, \;The Wall Street Journal\, \; The Washington Post\, and \;The Boston Globe. \;Her commentaries a nd storytelling have aired on NPR&rsquo\;s \;All Things Considered&nbs p\;and PBS&rsquo\;s \;Stories from the Stage. Since its publication\,& nbsp\;Property of the Revolution \;has won first place in several inte rnational writing contests\, including 2026 IBPA Book Awards (Memoir)\; 20 25 Discovery Book Awards (Nonfiction overall)\; 2025 International Book Aw ards (Creative Nonfiction)\; and the 2025 IAP Book Awards (Memoir of the Y ear). The memoir was selected as the Nashua\, New Hampshire\, 2026 All-Cit y Read and the Rivier University 2025 First-Year Read. Ana speaks regularl y with student\, library\, and civic groups about her family&rsquo\;s jour ney and the refugee and immigrant experience. She is currently focused on covering the struggle for democracy and human rights in Cuba in her weekly Substack\, \;CubaCurious\, \;a project she launched in July 2024.
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