Cafe nostalgia.(Brief Article)

A dose of suspense, a crime of passion. erotic love, the triumph of friendship -- these are some of the ingredients that make this novel by Cuban author Valdes such a gripping read. Valdes relates the story of a group of friends who live in different parts of the world but who keep in touch via telephone, FAX, or the Internet. It is from Marcela that we learn of the continuous battles fought by these friends when they lived in Cuba as she chronicles their …