CUBA, BETWEEN HISTORY AND LEGEND
Outlines of the Stories:
The Mouth of Hell
In the 1600’s, inhabitants of the town of Remedios are told that they must evacuate immediately. Black slave and seer Leonarda has just had a vision that the town sits directly over one of the gaping “mouths of Hell”.
Kidnapped by Pirates!
The new bishop of Cuba has just arrived from Spain. A French pirate soon decides to kidnap the bishop near Santiago for a princely ransom. But, how? And at what risk?
Isn’t It Romantic?
A great beauty has died in 1800’s Camagüey and mysterious happenings are occurring now over her grave. The town gossips can’t stop talking.
Aimless
Why did Cuban Brother Joseph end up tied to a stake and about to be burned alive in Seville? What secret was he hiding?
The Hardest Thing
A prominent man’s only child has just been killed in Havana. Now the killer appears before the father to tell him about it. In an instant, the father must decide what he must do.
Heaven-sent
A most unusual bird appears at a leper colony in central Cuba in the 1800’s. He can communicate telepathically with humans and can even predict the future. Rumors soon begin to circulate as to what it might be.
Letter to an Unknown Woman
Father Esteban, a Cuban political fugitive, is a man on the run. Near Cienfuegos, he finds his saving angel in the kind words of a mysterious woman. But who, or what, is she?
The Secret
Highly regarded and much loved Bishop Morell dies in Havana during a stormy night on New Year’s Eve in 1768, taking to his grave a life or death secret. The bishop must now face God on the other side. The
Interrogation
Detectives in Oriente Province haul in for questioning Juan, an old black man who has been telling tales and generally “disturbing the peace”, as he claims to have been present during an unbelievable miracle.
