Under the Tabachin Tree : At Home in Mexico : A New Home in Mexico

Following in the tradition of Harriet Doerr, Tim Parks, and Peter Mayle, Under the Tabachin Tree is part memoir, part travelog; a treasury of keen observation, wit and reverence for the Mexican people and culture of twenty years past. Approaching their retirement years in the early 1970's, Celia Wakefield, with her husband and dog Sam, loaded up their VW van and headed for Colima, a semi-tropical city of medium size in Mexico. "Guidebooks gave it little attention, although we knew it was a handsome, white town at the foot of a steaming volcano. We decided to go there if only to find out why it was ignored." With a humorist's eye and a linguist's sensibility, Celia Wakefield captures the antics of the town residents, fleshing out her characters with a genuine gift for storytelling.