{"product_id":"dirty-blonde-and-half-cuban-paperback","title":"Dirty Blonde and Half-Cuban - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLisa Wixon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on the wildly popular, semi-autobiographical \"Havana Honey\" series published by Salon.com, \u003cem\u003eDirty Blonde and Half-Cuban\u003c\/em\u003e is a gritty portrait of one woman's determination to infiltrate modern Cuba and find the father she has never known.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile on her search, privileged American Alysia Briggs ends up broke and alone in Havana. She's then forced to adopt the life of the jineteras -- educated Cuban women who supplement a desperate income by accommodating sex tourists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith an eye for detail and a razor wit, Lisa Wixon relates Alysia's journey and creates a love song to Cuba, a heartfelt tribute to a resilient people facing soul-numbing poverty in a land where M.D.s and Ph.D.s earn $18 a month, and a pair of jeans costs twice as much.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on the wildly popular, semi-autobiographical \"Havana Honey\" series published by Salon.com, \u003cem\u003eDirty Blonde and Half-Cuban\u003c\/em\u003e is a gritty portrait of one woman's determination to infiltrate modern Cuba and find the father she has never known.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile on her search, privileged American Alysia Briggs ends up broke and alone in Havana. She's then forced to adopt the life of the jineteras -- educated Cuban women who supplement a desperate income by accommodating sex tourists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith an eye for detail and a razor wit, Lisa Wixon relates Alysia's journey and creates a love song to Cuba, a heartfelt tribute to a resilient people facing soul-numbing poverty in a land where M.D.s and Ph.D.s earn $18 a month, and a pair of jeans costs twice as much.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 22, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47103462834315,"sku":"9780060721756","price":27.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/Q8-DAKTAm69780060721756.webp?v=1780116615","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/dirty-blonde-and-half-cuban-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}