The Sweetness in the Lime
by Stephen Kimber
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Pub Date 5 Oct 2020 | Archive Date 18 Sep 2020
Nimbus Publishing | Vagrant Press
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Description
A clever love story set between Cuba, Miami, and Halifax, exploring the complexities of love at middle-age.
Eli Cooper is a resolutely single, fiftysomething newspaper copy editor. He spends his nights obsessing over reporters' unnecessary "thats" and his days caring for a demented father he knows should be in twenty-four-hour care. Eli is too busy—and too self-absorbed—to acknowledge what's missing in his life. But then, on a single day in February 2008, Eli loses his job and his father. Alone and adrift, he begrudgingly accepts his sister's gift: a two-week forget-it-all vacation to Cuba. After a series of misadventures, he meets Mariela—an off-the-books, thirtysomething tour guide—and falls in love. But does Mariela fall for Eli, or is he just her ticket to a new life? Eli and Mariela each have secrets they're not ready to share—until they have no choice.
A bittersweet story that takes readers from Havana, to Halifax, to Miami, and back again, The Sweetness in the Lime is a charming, clever novel that peels back the rind to discover there really is sweetness in the lime of life.
Advance Praise
“In The Sweetness in the Lime, Stephen Kimber weaves a frank story of romance not only between cultures, but across the First World–Third World divide, with all the inherent economic tensions and frustrations, where the poor will risk everything for greener grasses and the rich won’t understand their own wealth. The details of Kimber’s characters’ lives are wrapped around the architecture of Havana, Halifax and Miami, and the complex cultures and politics of each. Skeptical yet tender and generous, Sweetness is a tense, honest and moving tale of latter-life love in the time of post-colonial globalization. You won’t want to put it down.”
–Chris Benjamin, author of Boy With A Problem
“When Halifax-native Elijah Cooper's life declines from lackluster to outright purposeless, he reluctantly finds himself in the midst of a whole new world: Havana, Cuba. Vividly drawn, intriguing, lyrical, funny and always entertaining, The Sweetness in the Lime is a story about home, friendship, loss and new beginnings; about second chances and the power of loyalty and abiding love.”
–Carmen Rodríguez, author of and a body to remember with and Retribution
“A terrific read, and a beautifully crafted novel, with lots of twists and turns in the central plot. It is both a tender love story and a moving, insightful glimpse into the world of people moving in, and between, two different cultures—Canadian and Cuban. The portrayal of Cuba and her people is both authentic and insightful, and the character portrayals, real and convincing. I enjoyed it immensely, and found it hard to put down.”
–John Kirk, Professor of Latin American Studies at Dalhousie University
“Part love story, part mystery, this engrossing tale of Cuban–Canadian connections avoids clichés and gets to the heart of what can happen when we cross borders.”
–Karen Dubinsky, author of Cuba Beyond the Beach: Stories of Life in Havana
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781771089135 |
| PRICE | CA$22.95 (CAD) |
| PAGES | 272 |
