Wings of the Morning

by Orestes Lorenzo

Book Overview

A dramatic, true account of a Cuban pilot who defected and then returned for his family in an aging Cessna tells how he took their rescue into his own hands after frantic attempts to free them had... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312953178
• ISBN13: 9780312953171
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Freedom to put one's family first

This is an incredible book, basically an autobiography, about how Lorenzo escaped from everything he worked so hard for and left people he loved in order to find freedom--the freedom to love, think, and be whoever one wants to be. He always knew there was something wrong with sacrificing and suffering so much in order to put the Revolution first. He realized that without putting one's family first, nothing is worthwhile. This true story is a perfect example of how love wins over darkness. It really was Lorenzo's love for his family that helped him to do the daring and dangerous things he did. I think I learned more about Cuba and its people than I ever did in any history class and I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to know more about the island that seems to mystify the average US citizen (or, at least, me).

Wings of the Morning

This is a tremendous book - the best I have read in a long, long time. I highly recommend it. It is gripping, moving and inspiring. It is at once a biography, an adventure and a moving love story of a man, for his wife and family. Lorenzo was a Major in the Cuban Air Force, who became so disillusioned with Communism and the Castros, that he had to leave Cuba. He defected to the United States but had to leave his family behind. This is the story of how he accepted Raul Castro's challenge (dare) and went back to Cuba to rescue his family. I could not put this book down. LED