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
