Selected as a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, Ana Menendez's In Cuba I Was a German Shepherd has been hailed by critics as "superb" (The Seattle Times), "masterful" (Review of Contemporary Fiction), and "mesmerizing" (Salon). From the Pushcart Prize-winning title story -- a masterpiece of humor and heartbreak -- unfolds a series of family snapshots that illuminate the landscape of an exiled community rich in heritage and memory and longing for the past. At once "tender and sharp-fanged" (LA Weekly), Ana Menendez charts the territory from Havana to Coral Gables with unforgettable passion and explores whether any of us is capable, or even truly desirous, of outrunning our origins.