The Last Train to Key West Published by Berkley by Chanel Cleeton
on June 16, 2020
Genres: Fiction, Historical, Romance
Pages: 320
Source: Purchased
Format: Paperback
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Also by this author: The Last Train to Key West, Our Last Days in Barcelona
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ISBN: 0451490886
In 1935 three women are forever changed when one of the most powerful hurricanes in history barrels toward the Florida Keys in New York Times bestselling author Chanel Cleeton's captivating new novel.
Everyone journeys to Key West searching for something. For the tourists traveling on Henry Flagler’s legendary Overseas Railroad, Labor Day weekend is an opportunity to forget the economic depression gripping the nation. But one person’s paradise can be another’s prison, and Key West-native Helen Berner yearns to escape.
The Cuban Revolution of 1933 left Mirta Perez’s family in a precarious position. After an arranged wedding in Havana, Mirta arrives in the Keys on her honeymoon. While she can’t deny the growing attraction to the stranger she’s married, her new husband’s illicit business interests may threaten not only her relationship, but her life.
Elizabeth Preston's trip from New York to Key West is a chance to save her once-wealthy family from their troubles as a result of the Wall Street crash. Her quest takes her to the camps occupied by veterans of the Great War and pairs her with an unlikely ally on a treacherous hunt of his own.
Over the course of the holiday weekend, the women’s paths cross unexpectedly, and the danger swirling around them is matched only by the terrifying force of the deadly storm threatening the Keys.
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I’m reading this one for book club and I’m LOVING it! I know this author has many more books out there that I’m going to have to read soon!
Despite my reservations, I can’t help but admire her courage and tenacity. How many times have I considered leaving, only to be stopped by all the reasons I shouldn’t, all the obstacles in front of me?
Out of the corner of my eye, I spy one of my other tables signalling for me.
“I’ll be back to check on you in a few minutes,” I say, loath to leave her.
When I return ten minutes later, she’s gone, change on the table for her meal–including the pie–and a little extra for a tip I doubt she could spare.
The Last Train to Key West, page 40
What are you reading today?!
This sounds lovely. It’s on my TBR ;).
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I think you’ll love it! 🙂
I’m so glad you’re liking this! I’m reading Aurora Burning right now, and I’m loving it!
I really need to start that series!! 🙂
Lately I’ve been really wanting to read those books by Chanel Cleeton. They just look and sound SO good. One of these days I’m gonna give in and order them all I think.
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From everything I’ve heard ALL her books are great! So, I think I’m right there with you–I need to read the others. 🙂