{"product_id":"flies-in-the-tropics","title":"Flies in the Tropics \/\/ (Pre-Order, Oct 2026)","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“A crucial, fiery account of Puerto Rico and Cuba’s colonial reality.\" –Mohammed El-Kurd, author of \u003cem\u003ePerfect Victims\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" id=\"docs-internal-guid-d9a0491e-7fff-810f-24c1-b9aa80e6871f\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNiki and her family packed up their lives and moved to Miami, hoping for a change. The daughter of two working-class immigrants from the Caribbean, she begins searching for belonging in her new home, the USA’s very own tropical paradise. But what unfolds is the entangled story of the Caribbean, the CIA, US intervention, and her own duty from the history she learns.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrocery store gossip, an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eabuelo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e who worked his whole life for Caribe Hilton, trips to Puerto Rico and Cuba, hurricanes, activism, and doxxing. These are the memories that come into focus and reveal how the ghosts of exploitation haunt the lives of those who come from countries ravaged by US intervention. And so Miami’s beautiful façade reveals its cruel face through the machinations of US foreign policy, political pundits, and a long history as a base for CIA interventions in the Caribbean. The shadow of the US is inescapable, and it becomes clear that Cuba and Puerto Rico are \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elas dos alas de un pájaro.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Two wings of a bird.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Niki Franco","offers":[{"title":"(Pre-order, Oct 2026) Paperback","offer_id":49409673134315,"sku":null,"price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/4014\/9820\/files\/Screenshot2026-09-15at9.56.35AM.png?v=1789491409","url":"https:\/\/rep.club\/products\/flies-in-the-tropics","provider":"Reparations Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}