Antonio's Glove

Cuba 1980 Fifteen year old Tom?s Santos' belief in Fidel Castro begins to crack when he's ordered to turn against his best friend. As his doubts continue to grow, Tom?s gets comfort only from a baseball glove that mysteriously links him to older brother, Antonio. Tom?s' father wants the family to escape from Cuba and hints at a plan involving 'empty coffins'. The family learns Antonio died fighting the war in Angola from Javier Rodriguez, a neighborhood spy chief, who has his own dark reasons for wanting the glove. Tom?s is plunged into the paranormal world of Santeria. Any time he sleeps with the glove nearby, he has a recurring nightmare about his brother. Is Antonio trying to tell him something from beyond the grave? Rodriguez continues to pressure the family. Tom?s tries to escape on a raft. At the last moment, Antonio returns, claiming Tom?s' help to succeed in a secret mission. It's a dangerous game with every move creating more risk for his friends and family. Suddenly, an unexpected opportunity opens up. With ten thousand people claiming asylum from the Peruvian Embassy in Havana, Castro does the unthinkable and opens Mariel Bay with an announcement that Miami Cubans can come to collect their relatives. Tom?s has a final opportunity to escape. Will Antonio let him go?

Author: Tonii Marie Kelly

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Publication Date: Feb 23, 2015

Number of Pages: 262 pages

Binding: Paperback or Softback

ISBN-10: 1523306610

ISBN-13: 9781523306619