Cuban Heels

Cuban Heels

by EmilyBarr (Author)

Synopsis

Maggie moves to Brighton after splitting up with her long-term boyfriend, and, unable to find a job, starts work as a lapdancer. Failing to make any new friends, she writes letters compulsively, and the highlight of her day is the sound of the morning post being delivered. Maggie gradually becomes obsessed with the married couple, Libby and David, living next door. Libby has given up work after having a baby, and is finding life as a full-time mother very difficult. Just as she persuades David that she should return to work, he is asked to take a sabbatical from his management-consultant job. He's always longed to travel, and convinces Libby that they should spend six months in Cuba, learning Spanish. Maggie, deciding she too wants to travel, follows them to Havana, where the horrors of her past -- in particular her young sister's violent death -- begin to haunt her. And as Maggie starts to break down, she tries to take over Libby's life!

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Edition: Export Ed
Publisher: Headline Review
Published: 01 Jun 2004

ISBN 10: 0755323785
ISBN 13: 9780755323784

Media Reviews
'Emily Barr has pulled off this compelling story of what happens when things become too Single White Female so effectively, we're thinking maybe her best friend should start to watch her back' Heat 10/6/03 -- Heat 20030610 'A warmly engaging novel of genuine quality' Publishing News -- Publishing News 20030321 'Heartfelt descriptions of post-university drift, new motherhood and sunny Cuba. A great book for the Cuban tourist board' Guardian 22/5/04 -- Guardian 20040522 'Alex Garland for girls' Kirkus Reviews 15/1/04 -- Kirkus Reviews 20040115 'Emily Barr is carving out a successful niche combining fiction with travel writing - and this latest novel is no exception...An exciting read with some evocative description' Sunday Mirror 8/6/03 -- Sunday Mirror 20030608
Author Bio
Emily Barr has written columns and travel pieces for the Observer and the Guardian for several years, and her previous novels Backpack and Baggage were critically acclaimed. She lives in the south of France with her husband and two sons.