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- catalog abstract ""As a little girl in Cuba, Alina Fernandez found nothing strange about the many visits Fidel Castro made to her home. During these visits, Castro would pay special attention to Alina, many times even bringing her gifts. At age ten, Alina's mother finally divulged the reason for Castro's attention: Fidel Castro was her father." "Born in 1956, Alina was a child in the years just before and immediately following the revolution of 1959. As the Revolution's events unfolded, Alina came to realize that, depending on his mood, Castro treated his illegitimate daughter with one of two extreme feelings - utter adoration or painful neglect. Through the years, however, Castro's influence as an authority figure in Alina's life never diminished. As she grew older, she recognized her position as one of Cuba's elite - but the political practices she witnessed under her father's regime and the neglect she experienced drove her to renounce that position and, ultimately, her relationship with her father as well." "Alina Fernandez was finally forced to leave her homeland and to seek refuge in the United States. In this memoir, published in English for the first time, Alina shares the extraordinary story of her experiences growing up in the shadow of Fidel Castro."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Alina. English".
- catalog contributor b11042839.
- catalog coverage "Cuba History 1959-".
- catalog coverage "Cuba History 1959-1990.".
- catalog created "1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1997.".
- catalog description ""As a little girl in Cuba, Alina Fernandez found nothing strange about the many visits Fidel Castro made to her home. During these visits, Castro would pay special attention to Alina, many times even bringing her gifts. At age ten, Alina's mother finally divulged the reason for Castro's attention: Fidel Castro was her father." "Born in 1956, Alina was a child in the years just before and immediately following the revolution of 1959. As the Revolution's events unfolded, Alina came to realize that, depending on his mood, Castro treated his illegitimate daughter with one of two extreme feelings - utter adoration or painful neglect. Through the years, however, Castro's influence as an authority figure in Alina's life never diminished. As she grew older, she recognized her position as one of Cuba's elite - but the political practices she witnessed under her father's regime and the neglect she experienced drove her to renounce that position and, ultimately, her relationship with her father as well." "Alina Fernandez was finally forced to leave her homeland and to seek refuge in the United States. In this memoir, published in English for the first time, Alina shares the extraordinary story of her experiences growing up in the shadow of Fidel Castro."--Jacket.".
- catalog extent "259 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0312193084".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "1997.".
- catalog language "eng spa".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : St. Martin's Press,".
- catalog spatial "Cuba History 1959-".
- catalog spatial "Cuba History 1959-1990.".
- catalog spatial "Cuba".
- catalog subject "972.9106/4/092 B 21".
- catalog subject "Castro, Fidel, 1926-".
- catalog subject "Children of heads of state Cuba Biography.".
- catalog subject "F1788.22.F47 A3 1998".
- catalog subject "Fernández Revuelta, Alina, 1956-".
- catalog subject "Illegitimate children Cuba Biography.".
- catalog title "Alina. English".
- catalog title "Castro's daughter : an exile's memoir of Cuba / Alina Fernández ; translated by Dolores M. Koch.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".