White Rose--una Rosa Blanca: A Novel

This is the second book I've read my Amy Ephron, and I enjoyed it just as much as the first. Of course, I love anything historical, so that helps, plus the storyline -- and the fact that it is based on a true event -- fascinated me. I know for sure that I will buy anything Ms. Ephron writes, and I hope another one is forthcoming soon.White Rose tells the story of the beautiful and young Evangelina Cisneros and her imprisonment in her native Cuba in the late 19th century. Evangelina, like many others in the prison, are there because they have turned their backs on their Spanish government in an effort to liberate Cuba. Soon, Evangelina will be transferred to a different prison -- one where no one survives....Karl Decker, a journalist in New York City, is sent by his employer to Cuba under the pretense of interviewing Evangelina for a story. However, he is actually there to aid her escape from the prison before she is transferred to a place of certain death. But there are hurdles and many untrustworthy people along the way.White Rose is a beautiful love story as well as a powerful tribute to patriotism. I loved each page of this novel, and knowing it was a true story made it only better. An awesome book that is highly recommended, especially for historical fiction lovers.

Seamless, breathtaking storytelling. Couldn't put it down. I found myself completely immersed in Ephron's well crafted world which, at times, surprisingly enough, is told from a man's point of view. History and fiction blend nicely in a spare but utterly romantic novel. Highly recommended

A real page turner , could not put the book down. I loved the historic setting of turn of the century Cuba intertwined with a beautiful depiction of two worlds meeting and two people compelleded to be together. Great Job ! !

White Rose absoltely blew me away. Extraordinary storytelling. Amazing prose. Sentence by sentence, Amy Ephron may be the most prodigiously talented author writing in America today. This novel manifests all her strengths: heart, passion, suspense, and most of all a grasp of the inner workings of the human spirit that will take your breath away even as you draw blood turning the page. A total masterpiece.

it has action, suspense, romance and political intrigue. once you start the book you absolutely cannot put it down.