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Melanie Furlong-Riesgo

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Melanie Furlong-Riesgo was born in 1971 and grew up in Nova Scotia, British Columbia and Ontario, Canada. After graduating from Acadia University with a major in Spanish, she completed a B.Ed T.E.S.L. at Brock University. She taught English in the Czech Republic for three years and met her Cuban-born husband there. They now live in Nova Scotia with their two beautiful children. Melanie has been writing for various publications since 2001. The Last Honest Man in Havana is her first novel.
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The Last Honest Man in Havana

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Book Club Questions

Do you and your friends have a book club? Here are some questions for you to discuss after reading The Last Honest Man in Havana:

1) Who was your favourite character? Why?

2) If you were drafted to fight in a foreign war, what would you do?

3) Why do you think the characters call older people Señor and Señora (Mr. and Mrs.) instead of Compañero and Compañera (Comrade)?

4) When Señora Vásquez finds som Read more of this blog post »

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Operating Room Confidential: What Really Goes On When You Go Under

by Paul Whang

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Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy

by Carlos Eire

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“Why did it make her feel like she had nothing?”
― Melanie Furlong-Riesgo, The Last Honest Man in Havana

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“No he doesn’t, Rafael thought. No one does.”
― Melanie Furlong-Riesgo, The Last Honest Man in Havana

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“Of course, he had no control whether the news he brought was good or bad.”
― Melanie Furlong-Riesgo, The Last Honest Man in Havana

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“Healthy striving is self-focused: "How can I improve?" Perfectionism is other-focused: "What will they think?”
― Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection

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