BAREFOOT TO FREEDOM

Life under communism is cruel and inhumane for non-government sympathizers. On April 1 st , 1980, a bus crashed into the Peruvian Embassy in Habana, Cuba with hopeful asylees. Within 48 hours, over 10,000 people occupied every inch of the 28,000-square-foot embassy. Hildy takes us on an incredibly detailed journey of the 45-day occupation. The book is filled with vivid details of misery, without food, sanitation, or hope. The anecdotes of her life experience in Cuba as a child during the co