This is an amazing book... the issues are thoroughly explained by characters who seem to live and breathe on every page."--Lisa Black, New York Times bestselling author of EVERY KIND OF WICKED
Five desperate people flee Cuba aboard a homemade raft following an exodus of a hundred thousand countrymen. Oblivious to escalating geopolitical hostilities; American senators who want to preserve the decades-old embargo and oppose the President's desire to embrace change; and the civil unrest brewing ahead, the rafters risk their lives to change their lives.
Juan initiates the journey, selling lies to convince the others to join him on the raft. Senator Spinelli manipulates the emotions of Cuban American dreamers for self-enrichment and power. With his strategy-savvy Chief of Staff Terri Turner, President Winslow risks the pinnacle of success to change the future. Fidel Castro is a double-dealing despot who will burn the house down around himself in revenge for the exodus. Their collective desperation is woven into a complicated yet beautiful imbroglio of faith, dreams, and desire that in the end will unite or destroy them all.
Genre: Historical
Five desperate people flee Cuba aboard a homemade raft following an exodus of a hundred thousand countrymen. Oblivious to escalating geopolitical hostilities; American senators who want to preserve the decades-old embargo and oppose the President's desire to embrace change; and the civil unrest brewing ahead, the rafters risk their lives to change their lives.
Juan initiates the journey, selling lies to convince the others to join him on the raft. Senator Spinelli manipulates the emotions of Cuban American dreamers for self-enrichment and power. With his strategy-savvy Chief of Staff Terri Turner, President Winslow risks the pinnacle of success to change the future. Fidel Castro is a double-dealing despot who will burn the house down around himself in revenge for the exodus. Their collective desperation is woven into a complicated yet beautiful imbroglio of faith, dreams, and desire that in the end will unite or destroy them all.
Genre: Historical
Praise for this book
"This is an amazing book, and extremely well-written. The issues are thoroughly explained by characters who seem to live and breathe on every page." - Lisa Black
"John Cunningham's newest effort is a remarkable blending of history, politics, and the power of the human spirit. 'The Last Raft' defines character in an individual and collective way, blending high-powered political drama and personal tragedies and triumphs. Most of all, it's about courage and survival. You won't forget 'The Last Raft'." - Michael Reisig
"The Last Raft will leave you wishing that it was fact instead of fiction. An interesting historical perspective mixed with wishful thinking about things that maybe could've and possibly even should've been." - Don Rich
"John Cunningham's newest effort is a remarkable blending of history, politics, and the power of the human spirit. 'The Last Raft' defines character in an individual and collective way, blending high-powered political drama and personal tragedies and triumphs. Most of all, it's about courage and survival. You won't forget 'The Last Raft'." - Michael Reisig
"The Last Raft will leave you wishing that it was fact instead of fiction. An interesting historical perspective mixed with wishful thinking about things that maybe could've and possibly even should've been." - Don Rich
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