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 listeners'
hearts for a long time.
