Harriet Doerr is a testament to the fact that you are never to old to start a new endeavor and succeed. Doerr went back to college at 65, and published her first novel at 74. I must admit that I wish she had started earlier, for her books are some of the best books I've read. Doerr wrote what she knew, and that was Mexico, from a foreigner's point of view. Her husband's family owned a mine in Mexico, and they spent long stretches of time there. We have a wonderful view of rural Mexican life in Senora, just as we did in Ibarra. Her love for Mexico and the Mexican people is evident in every sentence she writes.

Consider This, Señora

The long-awaited and highly praised second novel by the author of Stones for Ibarra. The American characters here find themselves waiting, hoping, and living in rural Mexico-a land with the power to enchant, repulse, captivate, and change all who pass through it. Named a Best Book of the Year by Publishers Weekly and a Notable Book of the Year by the New York Times.

American expatriates in Mexico face cultural and personal transformations.

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