A well written look at the complicated relationship between mothers and daughters. It is told in an alternating timeline & POV’s and is based on the true story that of Estelita Rodriguez.
We meet Estalita as a girl living in Cuba, prior to the revolution. Estelita is a talented singer, performing at local nightclubs with her sister. As she grows, her country becomes unstable and when she is offered a chance to work for Desi Arnez in the U.S. She and her mother leave their family to travel to the U.S. and do not see their family again for many years.
We get a look inside Hollywood in the time of studios owning contracts. Estelita has a daughter, Nina, with another Cuban entertainer. This book focuses mostly on the relationship between grandmother, mother, and daughter and all the things that impact that.
I liked the story. However, having read a similar story by another author, this didn’t quite hit the same mark. I didn’t know that it was based on a true story while I was reading.