THE SUDDEN VIEW: A Mexican Journey

by Sybille Bedford ‧ RELEASE DATE: Jan. 6, 1953

An Englishwoman's animated account of her stay in Mexico makes the most of the best -- and the worst -- of the country and the people. She is no sightseeing tourist, no guidebook traveler; she is receptive to the sights and sounds; she tackles bus and train trips rather than plane or car; she finds a refuge with Don Otavio on his hacienda at Lake Chapala where family and neighbors add to the spectrum of local color; she records incidents and conversations with an appreciation of the difference in thought, customs and way of life she is encountering. From Mexico city, where she stays at a Mexican hotel, she and her American friend, E., stray to Cuernavaca, the west and Guadalajara, Queretaro, Mitla, Oaxaca, Pueble, with many returns to Don Octavio and his fascinating domestic dramas. Plans have to be abandoned, schedules do not work, time is never of the essence and manners always temper tartness. She has little regard for luxury travelers (but likes her little luxuries) and she is sensitive to the troubled, and troublesome, history of Mexico, with a feeling for its drama and romance. In all a stimulating, chatty travelogue which is also an entertaining to- amusing monologue.

Pub Date: Jan. 6, 1953

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Harper

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Jan. 1, 1953

Categories: NONFICTION