On the Outside Looking in

It is 1994. Castro's Cuba - repressive and corrupt - is no place to be young, idealistic and in love. Chris Sanchez, a newly-qualified paediatrician, feels loyalty to his country, yet is frustrated by the poverty and hardship suffered by all but the wealthy ruling elite. Chris and his friends, educated and ambitious, are nevertheless powerless to help their countrymen.When Chris falls in love with pretty, caring Eva, a nurse at the same hospital in Havana, he is torn between a misplaced sense of patriotic duty and his desire for a better life. As their relationship deepens, the two young people must confront a terrible choice?Ellis, Julie is the author of 'On the Outside Looking in', published 2008 under ISBN 9780727876775 and ISBN 0727876775.