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  • By: Rosanna Ley
  • Narrated by: Imogen Church
  • Length: 14 hrs and 55 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (65 ratings)
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Last Dance in Havana

By: Rosanna Ley
Narrated by: Imogen Church
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Summary

Cuba, 1958. Elisa is only 16 years old when she meets Duardo, and she knows he's the love of her life from the moment they first dance the rumba together in downtown Havana. But Duardo is a rebel determined to fight in Castro's army, and Elisa is forced to leave behind her homeland and rebuild her life in distant England. But how can she stop longing for the warmth of Havana when the music of the rumba still calls to her?

England, 2012. Grace has a troubled relationship with her father, whom she blames for her beloved mother's untimely death. And this year more than ever she could do with a shoulder to cry on - Grace's career is in flux, she isn't sure she wants the baby her husband is so desperate to have and, worst of all, she's begun to develop feelings for their best friend, Theo.

Theo is a Cuban-born magician, but even he can't make Grace's problems disappear. Is the passion Grace feels for Theo enough to risk her family's happiness?

From best-selling author Rosanna Ley comes an exotic tale of love, family and friendship set between England and Cuba.

©2016 Rosanna Ley (P)2016 WF Howes Ltd

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A bit mixed

The narrator almost spoiled this for me with the irritating and constant pauses in the wrong places, plus some strange 'male' voices. A shame as the story and characters are interesting and appealing. Having visited Cuba I enjoyed the descriptions and hearing more of the history of the island.- and felt a little peeves at not having travelled around enough to experience some of the places the story took me to. I've enjoyed all of Rosanna Ley's books that I've heard so far and I'm glad I didn't let the narrator's delivery put me off finishing this one

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A lovely.....

storyline with some great characters and antics within the book. The narrator was very good at using different voices for the characters.

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loved it

A good listen and informative re history of Cuba, and the twists and turns of life.

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Enjoyable and Relaxing

Excellent reader. May just have been me but I felt it was a little slow to get into. Enjoyed getting lost in the story. Great storytelling. Thank you.

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A good story well told.

I have listened to one or two books by Rosanna Ley and l am inspired to listen to more. The author has several threads through each story and adds a little suspense or intrigue keeping the listener interest :)

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the accents were terrible and all the m3n sounded as though they had difficulty breathing and were about 100 years old, so frustrating as you couldn't get their characters

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Very disappointing

What would have made Last Dance in Havana better?

This story line had promise but was too slow, dreary and predictable. I have enjoyed all the authors other books as a good relaxing read with well developed characters and a little mystery thrown in. However I really struggled to finish this book and thought it was poor compared with her other novels. The story was trite, the characters boring and irritating and not likeable at all.

What could Rosanna Ley have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

Made it about half the length!

How did the narrator detract from the book?

The narration was appalling. There were pauses in the wrong places which completely detracted from the story and the dubious accents used for the men and the Cubans were awful, completely unnecessary and frankly, were laughable. I would not want to listen to another book narrated by this person again.

Any additional comments?

I will read Rosanna's next book as they are excellent books to read on holiday or to listen to while driving. I just hope it will be better than this one!

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