Dressing the Saints

<p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Dressing the Saints</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> the second selection for the </span><strong>Black Lawrence Immigrant Writing Series</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> vividly explores the lives of Cuban Americans. Set in the lushness of Cuba and Florida and spanning decades the stories chronicle lives left behind and new ones forged with struggle melancholy and hope. Old loves are reencountered enemies confronted family secrets are revealed and women fight for agency. Memory what can't be forgotten and what is elusively fading away with the passage of time is ever-present in the stories of people fiercely confronting fate with grace and compassion.</span></p>