Property of the Revolution
From a Cuban Barrio to a New Hampshire Mill Town
Awards for Property of the Revolution
Creative Nonfiction
Nonfiction Overall 2025
Nonfiction Narrative December 2024
1st place, International Firebird Book Awards for Multicultural Nonfiction, 2024.
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After winning Literary Titan’s Gold Book Award in December, 2024, Ana spoke with Literary Titan about her book. You can read that interview here>
Additional Praise
“With heart and an acute sense of what it means to be displaced, Property of the Revolution explores the cost of leaving Cuba to come to America. This is a memoir filled with wisdom, history, joy, and the reverberating waves of grief. I wanted to sit with the viejos and all the love and chaos in their multi-generational home and hold on to Abuela and her stories forever.”
—Marjan Kamali, author of The Lion Women of Tehran and The Stationery Shop
“Hebra Flaster has produced an exceptional memoir that blends Cuban history with her family’s memories and stories. Beautifully written with warmth, pathos, and humor, she movingly describes her struggles and search for identity yet ensures PROPERTY OF THE REVOLUTION is also a celebration of matriarchal ties, familial bonds, and resilience, qualities that were birthed in the barrios and which became crucial to surviving and, eventually thriving in America.”
—IndieReader
“Written with the vividness of a poet and the reflexivity of an auto-ethnographer, this page-turning family saga viscerally imparts the heart-wrenching trauma of their refugeedom and the emotional refuge they eventually find in the kindness of others, in each other’s familial bonds, and in their marvelous memories that no revolution can confiscate . . . a classic story about displacement, resilience, and triumph.”
—Richard Blanco, 2013 Presidential Inaugural Poet, author of The Prince of Los Cocuyos: A Miami Childhood.
“. . . Hebra Flaster’s memoir is rich with layers, blending personal anecdotes and political history into a seamless, engrossing narrative. It remains busy and dynamic, brimming with moments that compel the reader forward. From suspenseful accounts of political oppression to heartfelt recollections of her father’s sacrifices, the book pulses with life. . . .”
—Literary Titan, 5-star review
“Ana Hebra Flaster builds her story from memories of her family’s journey . . . with the lyricism of rootlessness. An unforgettable book about losses and encounters, by an author in great command of language.”
—Armando Lucas Correa, international bestselling author of The German Girl
“In her beautiful, big-hearted memoir, Property of the Revolution, Ana Hebra Flaster intimately explores the psychology of choosing and adapting to exile. Everyone interested in getting past ideology to the inner lives and motivations of refugees should rush to buy this brave book. You won’t want it to end.”
—Aran Shetterly, author of Morningside: The 1979 Greensboro Massacre and the Struggle for an American City’s Soul
“Ana Hebra Flaster’s writing moves smoothly between past and present, helping readers see how history shapes personal experiences. The women in her family shine in this story, their strength and wisdom coming through in a way that feels honest and inspiring. She balances the pain of leaving home with the hope of new beginnings, showing the difficulties of starting over while celebrating the traditions that keep a family grounded.”
—Reader’s Favorite, 5-star review
” A compelling and beautiful memoir, read it to gain a capacious view of what it means to be both Cuban and American and to understand the hurt and hope of those whose ideals of revolution were betrayed.”
—Ruth Behar, author of Across So Many Seas
“Ana Hebra Flaster’s memoir beautifully represents the journey so many people take when they leave a country they love because there is no other choice. Property of the Revolution: From a Cuban Barrio to a New Hampshire Mill Town reminds us of what immigrants and refugees bring to our country – a commitment to family, a burning desire to contribute to a new community, and a unique cultural identity that makes the U.S. stronger and more vibrant.”
—Jeff Thielman, President and CEO of refugee assistance group, International Institute of New England
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