{"product_id":"armandos-havana-loves-paperback","title":"Armando's Havana Loves - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe's a capitalist. She's a communist. Their romance is a risky one at a time and place where Marxists are tortured and killed by the Chief of the Anti-communist Squad.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHavana, Cuba - It's March 10, 1952 and Fulgencio Batista has overthrown the government.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Dictator's business partner, the American Mafia, is happy he seized power. Armando \"Army\" Lobo is pleased, too. Batista has appointed the Cuban-American sugar baron to his cabinet, figuring he'll be one of the boys. They're in for a surprise\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArmy finds roadblocks in business and in love. The Mafia holds a gambling note on his plantations and prevents him from implementing his master plan; the Chief of the Anti-Communist Squad threatens him; his girlfriend, Fay, betrays him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Nefertiti \"Titi\" Randal, queen of the Tropicana cabaret, fills a painful void in his life. They become an item on Havana's social scene until the rebel Ernesto exposes a secret that ends the romance. \"Titi\" still loves him. So does Fay. \u2028\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCelia loves him from afar. She is a streetwalker he saved from a perilous way of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the bachelor businessman falls for Bonita, a Marxist. The ensuing love affair is a dangerous one for two people from different sides of town.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Protecting Bonita from the communist hunter, Emilio Grau, proves to be just as challenging as convincing her to halt her anti-government actions. In time the socially conscious school teacher comes to realize that Army is a capitalist with a heart, but it may be too late. She ends up in Grau's torture chamber.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67755147034847,"sku":"9781732906808","price":16.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/auziM6iuF_9781732906808.webp?v=1790657571","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/armandos-havana-loves-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}