My Heart Lies South by Elizabeth Borton de Treviño Library: Young Adult Historical Bookshelf Timeline: 1930s, Mexico 228 pp, Quality Softcover, Ages 14-up, RL7 Item # 51-5 — $14.95 Quantity:  or order by phone: 1-800-757-6831

What happens when a thoroughly twentieth-century American lady journalist becomes a Mexican señora in nineteen-thirties’ provincial Monterrey? She finds herself—sometimes hilariously—coping with servants, daily food allowances, bargaining, and dramatic Latin emotions. It is like stepping back a hundred years. In this vivid autobiography, Newbery Award-winning author Elizabeth Borton de Treviño brings to life her experiences with the culture and the faith of a civilization so close to the United States, but rarely appreciated or understood. This special young people’s edition presents the humor and the insights of a remarkable woman and her contact with an era which is now past, but not to be forgotten.

(North American sales only)

 

SUBJECTS:

• Mexico
• Marriage
• Biography
• Family life
• Mexican customs

Reviews

"What a fun way to learn a little bit about the Spanish culture! I enjoyed this book from start to finish, an easy but interesting and fun read. Good job Bethlehem Books! "
-- V.K.
N.D.

"This was the first of the Bethlehem Books that I read. I enjoyed it from cover to cover starting with the courship of Elizabeth and Luis. All women leave behind their childhood at the threshold of marriage but Elizabeth had some additional obstacles to overcome in learning a new culture. The love of her new Mexican family was very heartwarming and at times humorous. "
-- Mae
Fargo area, Eastern North Dakota

"What a delightful treasure trove of the Mexican culture of the time. Not only was it enjoyable reading, but I also found myself chuckling throughout at the mishaps and zany adventures of this dear lady unexpectedly thrust into a world of warm family relationships and endearing people and traditions. "
-- Mrs. Betty Kozlowski, age 53
Newnan, GA