{"product_id":"armandos-havana-loves-paperback","title":"Armando's Havana Loves - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam M. Iezzi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe's a capitalist. She's a communist. Their romance is a risky one at a time and place where Marxists are tortured and killed by the Chief of the Anti-communist Squad.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHavana, Cuba - It's March 10, 1952 and Fulgencio Batista has overthrown the government.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Dictator's business partner, the American Mafia, is happy he seized power. Armando \"Army\" Lobo is pleased, too. Batista has appointed the Cuban-American sugar baron to his cabinet, figuring he'll be one of the boys. They're in for a surprise\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArmy finds roadblocks in business and in love. The Mafia holds a gambling note on his plantations and prevents him from implementing his master plan; the Chief of the Anti-Communist Squad threatens him; his girlfriend, Fay, betrays him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Nefertiti \"Titi\" Randal, queen of the Tropicana cabaret, fills a painful void in his life. They become an item on Havana's social scene until the rebel Ernesto exposes a secret that ends the romance. \"Titi\" still loves him. So does Fay. \u2028\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCelia loves him from afar. She is a streetwalker he saved from a perilous way of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the bachelor businessman falls for Bonita, a Marxist. The ensuing love affair is a dangerous one for two people from different sides of town.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Protecting Bonita from the communist hunter, Emilio Grau, proves to be just as challenging as convincing her to halt her anti-government actions. In time the socially conscious school teacher comes to realize that Army is a capitalist with a heart, but it may be too late. She ends up in Grau's torture chamber.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 324\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 19, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53212221309235,"sku":"9781732906808","price":23.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Pln4iIMzY99781732906808.webp?v=1775682513","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/armandos-havana-loves-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}