Errol, Fidel and the Cuban Rebel Girls

Errol, Fidel and the Cuban Rebel Girls

Based on true events, Error, Fidel and the Cuban Rebel Girls recreates on of the 20th century's great unknown stories.

Cuba, 1959: In the final year of Errol Flynn's life, he found time for one last adventure. The dashing Australian-born Hollywood star had always longed to be a real hero. Fidel Castro was the genuine article, and now he was looking for frame. What each man had the other wanted, and as revolutions raged around them, the stage was set for an explosive encounter.

While Cuba is on the brink of a Castro-led revolution, Errol Flynn is there making what will be his final film. When Flynn and Castro meet, the weapons they use aren't guns and grenades, but words and women. While Errol is indulging in his latest under-age tryst, Fidel with his own indiscretions is ready to march triumphantly into Havana after overthrowing the Batista government. Within days of the coup, Errol is chased out of Cuba with the firing squad and Fidel hot on his heels.

Featuring a cast of Hollywood movie stars, beautiful women, Cuban revolutionaries and New York mobsters, Errol, Fidel and the Cuban Rebel Girls is the story of two men at the opposite ends of astonishing careers. It is a story with two heroes… but there is only ever room for one.

"Fiction based on actual events seems to be a growing sub-genre as authors discover footnotes to history as ripe fodder for their novels… What is intriguing in this book's narrative is the juxtaposition of our two heroes' careers- Castro on the ascendency, seeking the international recognition and power, which Flynn, on his downward spiral, had long ago foregone. It deserves to be hand-sold and pushed to the frong of the store." - Scott Whitmont, Owner/Manager of Lindfield Bookshop.

Boyd Anderson was a creative director in advertising for several decades winning many awards in New York, Cannes, London, Los Angeles and Sydney. Apart from writing TV commercials and newspaper ads, he has also written for newspapers and trade magazines. He has co-authored a previous novel, Children of the Dust (Random House, 1997). Boyd lives in Sydney and writes full time.

Errol, Fidel and the Cuban Rebel Girls
UQP
Author: Boyd Anderson
ISBN: 978070223856
Price: $32.95