"The Island That Dared" is a passionate book from the pen of Dervla
Murphy, which begins with a three-generational family holiday in
Cuba. Led by their redoubtable hard-walking grandmother, the trio
of young girls and their mother soon find themselves camping out on
empty beaches beneath the stars with only crabs and mosquitoes for
company. This pure Swallows and Amazons experience confirms Dervla
in her quest to understand the unique society that has been created
by the Cuban Revolution. She returns again and again to explore the
island, investigating the experience of modern Cuba with her
particular, candid curiosity. Through her own research and through
conversations with Fidelistas and their critics alike, "The Island
That Dared" builds a complex picture of a people struggling to
retain their identity in the face of insistent hostility, and to
stand against the all-but-overwhelming fire-power of capitalism.
Whatever the fate of Cuba, "The Island That Dared" beautifully
fulfils the role of a great travel book, 'to catch the moment on
the wing, and stop it in Time' - Colin Thubron.
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