The Seduction of Gloria

About the Book

This is a fictional story of a fiery international romance between two extraordinary women, Gloria Fernández, a pediatrician from Cuba, and Rosanna Maggiore, an Italian university professor. The story, which takes place in Havana and Rome, is complicated by a chance encounter between one of the women and Roger Larsen, a widower from Minnesota searching for a new life in Rome. The novel takes a look at life in Cuba, at the historic relationship between the United States and Cuba, as well as at the role of the Catholic Church seen through the eyes of a communist and a Lutheran. More significantly, the book examines the decisions facing those individuals who are forced to consider political exile.

About the Author

Cuban born Salvador Pancorbo grew up in Tarará Beach 20 miles east of Havana. After the revolution he immigrated to South Florida and was educated at universities in Florida and Kentucky. Pancorbo was employed as a scientist at a pharmaceutical company in the northeast. While attending international conferences in North America and Europe, he became acquainted with the vicissitudes of Cuban physicians attending conferences abroad. He visited Cuba at the beginning of the year 2,000 and witnessed firsthand the triumphs and failures of the Cuban revolution. He now lives in Gainesville, Florida with his wife and daughter and their dogs, Charlie and Paquita.