Our House in the Last World Author:Oscar Hijuelos Filled with the sights and sounds of Cuba's Oriente province and New York City, the music and films of the fifties, lusty fantasies and the toughest of life's realities, it is the unforgettable story of Hector Santinio, the American-born son of Cuban immigrants, who is haunted by tales of "home" (a Cuba he has never seen) and b... more »y the excesses and then the death of his loving father.« less
This book was a much better book than Mambo Kings, in my opinion. A great story of a family that can't quite get over the hump, while others around them find a way...