New York: Broadway Books. Paperback. When Los Angeles novelist Tony Cohan and his artist wife, Masako, visited central mexico one winter they fell under the spell of a place where the pace of life is leisurely, the cobllestone streets and sun-splashed plazas are enchanting, and the sights and sound of daily fiests fill the ait. Awakened to needs they didn't know they had, they returned to California, sold their house, and cast off for a new life in San Miguel de Allende. This book is Cohan's evocatively written memoir of how he and his wife absorb the town's sensual ambiance, eventually find and refurbish a crumbling 250-year-old house, and become entwined in the endless drama of Mexican life. Brimming with mystery, joy and hilarity, this book is a stirring, seductive celebration of another way of life - a tale of Americans who, finding a home in Mexico, find themselves anew. 289 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.) . Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Paperback Edition. 2000.

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An American writer and his wife find a new home--and a new lease on life--in the charming sixteenth-century hill town of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.When Los Angeles novelist Tony Cohan and his artist wife, Masako, visited central Mexico one winter they fell under the spell of a place WHERE the pace of life is leisurely, the cobblestone streets and sun-splashed plazas are enchanting, and the sights and sounds of daily fiestas fill the air. Awakened to needs they didn't know they had, they returned to California, sold their house and cast off for a new life in San Miguel de Allende. On Mexican Time is Cohan's evocatively written memoir of how he and his wife absorb the town's sensual ambiance, eventually find and refurbish a crumbling 250-year-old house, and become entwined in the endless drama of Mexican life. Brimming with mystery, joy, and hilarity, On Mexican Time is a stirring, seductive celebration of another way of life--a tale of Americans who, finding a home in Mexico, find themselves anew.From the Trade Paperback edition.

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Bookseller: thelondonbookworm.com (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 082637
Title: On Mexican Time. A New Life in San Miguel
Author: Tony Cohan
Format/Binding: Soft cover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Paperback Edition
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 0767903196
ISBN 13: 9780767903196
Publisher: Broadway Books
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 2000
Keywords: Non Fiction Travel Memoir Mexico
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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