Escape from Castro's Cuba
A Novel
by Tim Wendel
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Pub Date Mar 01 2021 | Archive Date Mar 02 2021
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Description
2022 Next Generation Indie Book Award Finalist in Action/Adventure Fiction
2021 Professional Achievement Award, Johns Hopkins University faculty
Finalist for the 2021 CASEY Award for Best Baseball Book of the Year
In this visionary sequel to Castro’s Curveball, the former Washington Senators Minor League catcher has returned to Havana with a small role in a movie being filmed on location. Billy Bryan soon realizes that this place and his past remain as star-crossed as when he played winter ball in the Cuban capital decades before.
Against his better judgment, Billy becomes entangled in a scheme to spirit a top baseball prospect off the island. This pits him against his old friend Fidel Castro. Despite being in his final days, the dictator remains a dangerous adversary, as does the Cuban sports machine and the Mexican crime syndicates that now direct baseball talent toward the U.S. Major Leagues.
In Escape from Castro’s Cuba, Billy must once again navigate the crosscurrents of the so-called City of Columns: a place where the sunsets from the Hotel Nacional along the Malecón breakwater are as beautiful as ever, but where the alleyways in Old Havana still fan out, crooked and broken, like an old catcher’s fingers.
Advance Praise
“Few know Cuba and its national pastime of béisbol better than Tim Wendel. Fewer still write about it with such honesty, grace, and insight.”—Luis Tiant, former Major League pitcher and author of Son of Havana
“Cuba, baseball, and a compelling story that moves with the speed of a perfect fastball. Escape from Castro’s Cuba is another must-read sports novel from the wonderful Tim Wendel.”—Daniel Silva, best-selling author of The Order
“In baseball, there is no higher praise than to be called ‘a baseball man.’ He’s the guy who scuffles, who hangs on, and hangs in; who rides the pines and counts it a blessing; who takes pride in the dings and dents in his catcher’s hands; who scouts the territory mined out of talent and recognizes the gem on a distant diamond from one quick flick of a wrist. In Billy Bryan, Tim Wendel has created the perfect baseball man. And in this novelistic return to the world of Cuban baseball and intrigue, Wendel has given Billy a perfect second act. It is an exquisite portrait of an aging baseball man of conscience and character who refuses to quit on the people and the game he loves. Thank you, Tim Wendel, for the loveliness of Escape from Castro’s Cuba.”—Jane Leavy, author of The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781496222923 |
| PRICE | $19.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 272 |
Featured Reviews
Eddie G, Reviewer
Escape from Castor's Cuba was an excellent and engaging read. As a baseball fan, it was a believable story. As someone with many friends in Florida of Cuban heritage, it was remarkably like many of the tales told by the old-timers and parents of my friends. As someone who lives in Florida there were a couple of mistakes that were easily chalked up to poetic license. Overall, the work was compelling and fast paced. It was an easy read and most importantly an enjoyable one. Baseball fans will love this work. Older fans will love it even more because it harkens back to the days when the game was more of a social event than a home run derby!
Media/Journalist 785877
OMG i love the book it is masterpiece i read it in 4 days despite of english is my second language. I love everything thing about the book🤓🤓🤓. It makes me cry at some parts. Thank you a lot
Lance S, Reviewer
Decent second novel by Tim Wendell on baseball in Cuba and Fidel Castro plays a big role in both books. The storyline was hard to follow for me, but I liked the character development, especially for Castro. Not the best baseball novel I have read.but enough redeem!ing qualities to keep my interest.
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