The Island that Dared: Journeys in Cuba

• Dervla Murphy
• Eland, 2008
• Hardcover, 421 pages
• ISBN: 9781906011352

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Take a three-generation family holiday in Cuba in the company of Dervla Murphy, her daughter, and three young granddaughters as they trek into the hills and along the coast as a family, camping out on empty beaches beneath the stars and relishing the ubiquitous Cuban hospitality. But this is no more than the joyful start of a fully-fledged quest to understand the unique society created by the Cuban Revolution. For Dervla returns alone to explore the mountains, coastal swamps and decaying cities, investigating the experience of modern Cuba with her particular, candid curiosity, and builds a complex picture of a people struggling to retain their identity.