The Mast and The Storm: An echo of silenced voices, where faith is a compass and freedom navigates against oblivion.

By Aly Valdés

The Mast and the Storm is a historical-mystical novel that weaves a fascinating bridge between two crucial eras in Cuba's history. It takes us back to 1898, at the dawn of the island's independence, and to the dramatic exodus of 1994, when thousands of Cuban rafters sought refuge at the Guant namo Naval Base. Through the eyes of Luc a, a young girl gifted with prophetic visions of the future, unfold the powerful testimonies of Mar a, a rafter whose unbreakable faith, courage, and hope defied the boundaries of time, sea, and power.

From enigmatic Haitian ritual chants to mass protests in the United States, from babies born in makeshift cradles made of ammunition boxes to letters secretly smuggled out by journalists, this novel creates a rich tapestry of resistance, identity, and redemption. A moving, revealing, and deeply human story that explores what it means to hold on to hope when everything seems lost.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FJFDSL51
• ISBN13: 9798293438457
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"