Meet author Ana Hebra Flaster at Meredith Public Library on Aug. 6

MEREDITH — Ana Hebra Flaster, author of the memoir, "Property of the Revolution," will visit the Meredith Public Library on Thursday, Aug. 6 at 6 p.m. Flaster will share a presentation to accompany her book. She will also answer questions and sign copies of the book which can be purchased ahead of time from Innisfree Bookshop or purchased during the author event.

Hebra Flaster was 6 years old when her working-class family was kicked out of their Havana barrio for opposing communism. Once devoted revolutionaries themselves but disillusioned by the Castro government’s repressive tactics, they fled to the U.S. The permanent losses they suffered — of home, country, and loved ones, all within 48 hours — haunted her multi-generational family as they reclaimed their lives and freedom in 1967 New Hampshire. There, they fed each other stories of their scrappy barrio — some of which Hebra Flaster has shared on All Things Considered — to resurrect their lost world and fortify themselves for a daunting task: building a new life in a foreign land.

Hebra Flaster has written about Cuba and the Cuban American experience for national print and online media including The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and The Boston Globe. Her commentaries and storytelling have aired on NPR and PBS’s Stories from the Stage. She writes about the ongoing struggle for freedom and human rights in Cuba in her popular Substack, CubaCurious. After almost 40 years in the Boston area, she recently moved back to southern New Hampshire with her husband, Andy, and their Havenese pups, Luna and Beny Moré.

For more information, visit meredithlibrary.org.