But For the Shadows, Mexico is Color
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A whimsical and honest account of a nine-month journey deep into Mexico. Novelist Georgina Young-Ellis was awarded a Fulbright grant, and randomly placed in a little, out-of-the-way agricultural community in Hidalgo, Mexico, where she taught English at the local university. Having to get around on foot and by local transportation encouraged she and her husband, Jon, to be fully immersed in this adventure of a lifetime. They experienced moments of open-mouthed wonder at the beauty and history of the area, plenty of laughter over surprising cultural differences, and precious times spent with an ever-broadening family of locals, all of whom warmly and sincerely insisted, mi casa es su casa. This is a tale of traveling far only to find that the real destination was what they came to think of as home.
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Georgina is a published author of twelve novels, including a five-book time travel series, and eight works of Austenesque fiction. In 2022, Meryton Press published her World War II adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, called Kiss Me Good Night, Major Darcy. Before becoming a writer, Georgina was an actor. She is a member of the Screen Actors Guild, and has worked in television, film, commercials, and on stage. She has written and directed stage plays, and continues to work with writing partners on developing screenplays. Georgina holds a bachelor's degree in Theater from New York University and a master's degree in Spanish Language and Literature from Portland State University. She recently completed a Fulbright scholarship, which had her living and teaching in Hidalgo, Mexico for nine months, and working with Mexican female writers on a project to support and develop their literary voices.
