The Playwright's House

*SILVER MEDALIST in the 2022 International Latino Book Awards for Best Popular Fiction - English* Happily married, backed by a powerful mentor, and with career prospects that would take him abroad, Serguey has more than any young Cuban lawyer could ask for. But when his estranged brother Victor appears with news that their fatherfamed theater director Felipe Blancohas been detained for what he suspects are political reasons, Sergueys privileged life is suddenly shaken. A return to his childhood home in Havanas decaying suburbsa place filled with art, politics, and the remnants of a dissolving familyreconnects Serguey with his troubled past. He learns of an elusive dramaturges link to Felipe, a man who could be key to his fathers release. With the help of a social media activist and his wifes ties with the Catholic Church, Serguey sets out to unlock the mystery of Felipes arrest and, in the process, is forced to confront the reasons for the hostility between him and Victor: two violent childhood episodes that scarred them in unforgettable ways. On the verge of imprisonment, Serguey realizes he must make a decision regarding not just his father, but his family and his own future, a decision which, under the harsh shadow of a communist state, he cannot afford to regret.