Carmen Boullosa is one of Mexico's most acclaimed young writers,
and Leaving Tabasco tells of the coming-of-age of Delmira Ulloa,
raised in an all-female home in Agustini, in the Mexican province
of Tabasco. The Washington Post Book World wrote, We happily share
with [Delmira] ... her life, including the infinitely charming town
she inhabits [and] her grandmother's fantastic imagination. In
Agustini it is not unusual to see your grandmother float above the
bed when she sleeps, or to purchase torrential rains at a traveling
fair, or to watch your family's elderly serving woman develop
stigmata, then disappear completely, to be canonized as a local
saint. As Delmira becomes a woman she will search for her missing
father, and will make a choice that will force her to leave home
forever. Brimming with the spirit of its irrepressible heroine,
Leaving Tabasco is a story of great charm and depth that will
remain in its readers' hearts for a long time. Carmen Boullosa ...
immerses us once again in her wickedly funny and imaginative world.
-- Dolores Prida, Latina To flee Agustini is to leave not just a
town but the viscerally primal dreamscape it represents. -- Sandra
Tsing Loh, The New York Times Book Review A vibrant coming-of-age
tale ... Boullosa [is] a master.... Each chapter is an adventure.
-- Monica L. Williams, The Boston Globe
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