THE PASSION ACCORDING TO CARMELA

This audiobook is a love story set against the backdrop of the Cuban Revolution. Narrators Frankie Corzo, Thom Rivera, and Timothy Andrés Pabon present the personal and political as the country moves towards communism. Corzo gives a dreamy and throaty voice to Carmela, a female freedom fighter and budding beauty. We follow Carmela through her various missions, experiencing the ups and downs of a revolution besieged by corruption. Rivera and Pabon recount the gritty stories of male revolutionaries, including the romantic Ignacio, who cannot help falling in love with Carmela, along with communism. Fans of literary fiction will enjoy immersing themselves in this story's historical details and the narrators' voices. M.R. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine [Published: NOVEMBER 2018]