The Last Train To Key West
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by Chanel Cleeton
On Sale: June 16, 2020
Publisher: Berkley
Paperback: 320 Pages
Chanel Cleeton, author of the Reese’s Book Club pick, Next Year in Havana and the instant New York Times bestseller When We Left Cuba, comes with a new historical fiction novel, The Last Train To Key West.
In 1935 three women are forever changed when one of the most powerful hurricanes in history barrels toward the Florida Keys.
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.
After the Cuban Revolution of 1933 leaves Mirta Perez’s family in a precarious position, she agrees to an arranged marriage with a notorious American. Following her wedding in Havana, Mirta arrives in the Keys on her honeymoon. While she can’t deny the growing attraction to her new husband, his illicit business interests may threaten not only her relationship, but her life.
Elizabeth Preston’s trip to Key West is a chance to save her once-wealthy family from their troubles after 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.
About the author
Chanel Cleeton is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick Next Year in Havana and When We Left Cuba. Originally from Florida, Chanel grew up on stories of her family’s exodus from Cuba following the events of the Cuban Revolution.
For more about Chanel, check her website HERE!
Praise
“The Last Train to Key West is a perfect storm of great storytelling, fast-moving plot, and rich historical detail. Tense, tight, and atmospheric, Chanel Cleeton’s best yet!”—Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Huntress
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“The Last Train to Key West takes you on an incredible and emotion-charged journey … [It] has everything a reader could want: not one but three incredible love stories, page-turning drama and rich historical detail. I finished the last chapter with a sigh of satisfaction that only a great book can bring about.”—Natasha Lester, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Orphan
“A wonderfully transportive summer read!”—Kristina McMorris, New York Times bestselling author of Sold on a Monday, on The Last Train to Key West
“Brimming with secrets, hope, and love, this is a book that you’ll devour in one sitting (like I did!).”—Yangsze Choo, New York Times bestselling author of The Night Tiger, on The Last Train to Key West
“Chanel Cleeton simply never disappoints! Cleverly constructed and expertly delivered, The Last Train to Key West is a feast for readers across multiple genres. This book has it all – great characters, a compelling historical backdrop, quests for love and purpose and refuge, and a fully satisfying conclusion that will have you cheering.”—Susan Meissner, Bestselling author of The Last Year of the War“Cleeton’s depiction of the catastrophic hurricane is both gripping and terrifying, and she skillfully balances each woman’s internal growth with the various romantic subplots. Fans of Cleeton’s previous books, as well as readers who enjoy Beatriz Williams’ historical fiction, will devour this exciting, romantic tale.”—Booklist
“The Last Train to Key West by Chanel Cleeton is a gorgeously written, absorbing novel set against the backdrop of a real, devastating hurricane in the Florida Keys in 1935. An addictively good page-turner!”—Jillian Cantor, USA Today bestselling author of The Lost Letter and In Another Time
“Lush, atmospheric, and suspenseful, Chanel Cleeton’s latest is not to be missed!”—Stephanie Marie Thornton, USA Today bestselling author of And They Called It Camelot, on The Last Train to Key West
“Once again Chanel Cleeton has delivered a masterful story, filled with twists and turns as the lives of three courageous women intersect on a hurricane’s destructive path…. A remarkable work of historical fiction that grabs hold of your heart and is guaranteed to keep you turning pages!”—Renée Rosen, National bestselling author of Park Avenue Summer, on The Last Train to Key West
“Its romance, intrigue, and suspense make it impossible to put down. Gripping!” —Erika Robuck, National bestselling author of Hemingway’s Girl, on The Last Train to Key West
“Gripping, romantic, and packed with drama. Readers will be up late eager to find out what happens!”—Camille Di Maio, Bestselling author of The Memory of Us, on The Last Train to Key West
About the author
Kristin Hannah is an award-winning and bestselling author of more than 20 novels including the international blockbuster, The Nightingale, Winter Garden, Night Road, and Firefly Lane.
Her novel, The Nightingale, has been published in 43 languages and is currently in movie production at TriStar Pictures, which also optioned her novel, The Great Alone.
For more about Kristin, check her website HERE!
Praise
“The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah is a captivating, heartbreaking tale of a family who will do anything for each other — and everything to survive. The strength of Hannah’s prose brings the characters to life in a way that will make you unable to tear yourself away from them. You will celebrate their triumphs, mourn their tragedies, and commend their bravery.
Through it all, it is easy to feel Hannah’s desire to honor those who lived and fought through this devastating time in history. The Four Winds is also an ode to the strength and ferocity of mothers, and a declaration that sometimes, love is the only thing that holds us together.
Above all else, The Four Winds is merely a really good story, one that hits you in all the right places and will keep surprising you until the end.”—Associated Press
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“Epic and transporting, a stirring story of hardship and love…Majestic and absorbing.”—USA Today
“Hannah brings Dust Bowl migration to life in this riveting story of love, courage, and sacrifice…combines gritty realism with emotionally rich characters and lyrical prose that rings brightly and true from the first line”— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Outstanding…. [A] rich, rewarding read about family ties, perseverance, and women’s friendships and fortitude.” — Booklist (starred review)
“Brutally beautiful.”—Newsweek
“One woman’s journey exemplifies the hard choices families faced when confronted with survival versus a sense of home.”—GoodMorningAmerica.com
“The Four Winds is a sweeping epic about an American struggling to keep her family afloat. It feels eerily timely as it highlights the ways women rally during a national crisis.”—Real Simple
“A heartbreaking but beautiful story of sacrifice, courage, love, and hope. Grab the tissues.”—The Skimm
“Through one woman’s survival during the harsh and haunting Dust Bowl, master storyteller, Kristin Hannah, reminds us that the human heart and our Earth are as tough, yet as fragile, as a change in the wind. This mother’s soul, suffering the same drought as the land, attempts to cross deserts and beat starvation to save her children with a fierce inner strength called motherhood. A timely novel highlighting the worth and delicate nature of Nature itself.” —Delia Owens, author of WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING
