If you’re looking for a new book to read this #hispanicheritagemonth, check out CALL ME CASSANDRA by Marcial Gala, translated from the Spanish by Anna Kushner. Published earlier this year in January, this novel tells the story of 10 year old Rauli who loves to read, especially Greek myths, but in Cuba in the 70s, novels and gods can be dangerous. Despite the signs that warn Rauli to repress and fear what he is, he knows three things to be true: First, that he was born in the wrong body. Second, that he will die, aged eighteen, as a soldier in the Cuban intervention in Angola. And third, that he is the reincarnation of the Trojan princess Cassandra. Moving between Rauli’s childhood and adolescence, between the Angolan battlefield, the Cuban city of Cienfuegos, and the shores of ancient Troy, CALL ME CASSANDRA tells of the search for identity amid the collapse of Cuba’s utopian dreams. 🌟”Dazzling” (Marcela Valdes, @nytbooks) 🌟"A spellbinding novel by one of the best writers of the Americas." (Junot Díaz) 🌟Thanks to @bookish_ellen for reading and sharing this #bookinthewild photo!