{"product_id":"a-simple-habana-melody-isbn-9781538722190","title":"A Simple Habana Melody","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom a Pulitzer Prize-winning author comes a “masterpiece” about a composer returning to his beloved homeland after WWII (\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The year is 1947. Israel Levis, a Cuban composer whose life once revolved around music and love, is finally returning home. En route to Habana, Cuba from Spain, he is a shadow of his former self, disillusioned after he was mistakenly sent to a camp during the Nazi occupation of France. In Habana, he escapes his anguish by reminiscing about his happiest moments before the war, when he lived a life of pleasure and excitement—and had a loving, if unrequited romance with Rita Valladares, the alluring singer who inspired Levis’s most famous composition, “Rosas Puras.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A tender homage to music, art, and a vibrant country at the edge of modernity, \u003ci\u003eA Simple Habana Melody \u003c\/i\u003eis a virtuoso performance from one of America’s most talented writers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIncludes a reading group guide. \u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44895313789157,"sku":"NP9781538722190","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/dc8630e8-5567-4c19-971d-b15501820fbc.jpg?v=1767816491","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/a-simple-habana-melody-isbn-9781538722190","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}