{"product_id":"9780988433700","title":"Our Yucatan: Tales and Poems, Mostly True, But Laced With Artistic License","description":"\u003cp\u003eA mix of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and memoir, this book will inspire anyone who has ever dreamed of picking up and moving out of their native country for a new adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors' voices are wide-ranging, but have in common the fact that they are struck by the relaxed and gentle quality of their new lives in Yucatán. Many have been south of the border for years, but still appear to be looking around in awe at the community in which they now find themselves. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the Merida Writers' Group's first anthology, reflecting on their lives after moving from the U.S. or Canada to Yucatan, Mexico. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Merida Writers' Group has put in words their reflections on life in this very special city, a place of beauty, wonder, and even magic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eOur Yucatan\u003c\/i\u003e is a delight! From baseball to hurricane, the Writers Group has put together a collection of insightful anecdotes and delightful fiction, giving an inside view into life in the Yucatan. Read Our Yucatan and chuckle, smile, shed a tear, and learn a little. The Writers' Group is in the vanguard of Merida's burgeoning community of writers.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Grant Spradling, author of Maya Sacrifice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An engaging blend of Yucatan tales! 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