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  • By: Rachel Rhys
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  • Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins
  • 3.7 out of 5 stars (6 ratings)
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Set in the exotic city of Havana on the cusp of revolution, an English woman discovers mystery, romance and scandal in this atmospheric novel by Rachel Rhys for fans of Dinah Jeffries, Lucinda Riley and Santa Montefiore

'Say, wouldn't it be a gas if all of us here are pretending to be something we're not?'

1957: Iris Bailey is bored to death of working in the typing pool and living with her parents in Hemel Hempstead. A gifted portraitist with a talent for sketching guests at parties, she dreams of becoming an artist. So she can't believe her luck when wealthy socialite Nell Hardman invites her to Havana to draw at the glittering wedding of her Hollywood director father.

Iris is thrilled to escape to a faraway city by the sea. But she soon realizes that the cocktails, tropical scents and azure skies mask a darker reality. As Cuba teeters on the edge of revolution and Iris's heart melts for troubled photographer Joe, she discovers that someone in the charismatic Hardman family is hiding a terrible secret. Can she uncover the ugly truth behind the glamour and the dazzle before all their lives are torn apart?
©2020 Rachel Rhys (P)2020 Penguin Audio
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Cuban Mystery

This is the second book by Rachel Rhys that I've listened to; I enjoy being whisked away to different places and different times for the mix of mystery and romance, and Sara Alexander performs them so well, her voice works perfectly for the accents of the time period .

Having visited Havana a few years ago and found it fascinating and full of music and colour it was really interesting to go back there and hear a little of how it was just before the days of Castro and Guevara.

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