She did not need to be shown… mossy green boulders with that stream spilling down from a height of three metres, into a pool where dappled light passes through clear water to create ephemeral patterns on a sandy bottom. She saw it already in her mind, and laughing, began to run.
“Wait!” he shouted. “It’s not an easy trail. You’ll get lost.”
No. There are many ways. I will find one.
About the Author
ROSA JORDAN grew up in the Florida Everglades and earned degrees from universities in California and Mexico. She immigrated to Canada in 1980 and currently resides in Rossland, BC, with her partner Derek Choukalos. They have co-authored two travel guides to Cuba, Cycling Cuba and Cuba’s Best Beaches. One section of Rosa’s autobiographical travel narrative, Dangerous Places: Travels on the Edge, is also about Cuba.
Copyright
Copyright © 2012 Rosa Jordan
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, recording, or otherwise—without the prior written consent of the publisher or a licence from The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (ACCESS Copyright). For a copyright licence, visit accesscopyright.ca.
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Jordan, Rosa
The woman she was [electronic resource] / Rosa Jordan.
Electronic monograph.
Originally published by Brindle & Glass in 2012 in paperback with ISBN 978-1-926972-46-6.
ISBN 978-1-926972-47-3 (HTML).—ISBN 978-1-926972-48-0 (PDF)
I. Title.
PS8619.O74W66 2012 C813’.6 C2011-907168-1
Editor: Kathy Page
Copy Editor/proofreader: Heather Sangster, Strong Finish
Design: Pete Kohut
Front cover photo: Celia Sánchez (detail) courtesy of Wisconsin Historical Society Image ID 85353 was taken by Dickey Chapelle, who spent time in the mountains with the Cuban rebels before going on to Vietnam, where she was killed.
Photo on page ii: Memorial of Celia Sánchez, taken by Rosa Jordan
Author photo taken by Derek Choukalos
Brindle & Glass is pleased to acknowledge the financial support for its publishing program from the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund, Canada Council for the Arts, and the Province of British Columbia through the British Columbia Arts Council and the Book Publishing Tax Credit.
