The Last Train to Key West
Author: Chanel Cleeton
Category: Other2
Published: 2020
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Read OnlineOne of Bustle's Most Anticipated Books of Summer 2020 "The perfect riveting summer read!"—BookBub "Cleeton's beach reads are often lit by the sun of places like Florida and Cuba, and her latest doesn't disappoint."—OprahMag.comIn 1935 three women are forever changed when one of the most powerful hurricanes in history barrels toward the Florida Keys. For the tourists traveling on Henry Flagler's legendary Overseas Railroad, Labor Day weekend is an opportunity to forget the economic depression gripping the nation. But one person's paradise can be another's prison, and Key West-native Helen Berner yearns to escape. After the Cuban Revolution of 1933 leaves Mirta Perez's family in a precarious position, she agrees to an arranged marriage with a notorious American. Following her wedding in Havana, Mirta arrives in the Keys on her honeymoon. While she can't deny the growing...