Virgil Suaraz's novel chronicles an emigre family's hopes and sorrows in making a new home in Los Angeles. Men from three generations alternate in telling their family story, which culminates in the dramatic refugee boat lift from Mariel Harbor, Cuba, to Miami in 1980.
- ISBN10 0671705350
- ISBN13 9780671705350
- Publish Date 1 July 1990 (first published 1 March 1989)
- Publish Status Unknown
- Out of Print 23 March 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Simon & Schuster
- Edition Fireside ed.
- Format Paperback
- Pages 290
- Language English