num_pages: 328
description: Samantha and George are a couple heading towards a sabbatical year in the quaint Mexican town of Oaxaca. For Samantha it is the opportunity to revisit her past. For George it is an unsettling step into the unknown. For both of them it will be a collision course with political and personal events that will alter their paths and the town of Oaxaca forever. In tandem the remarkable and arduous journey that a Monarch butterfly endures on its annual migration from Canada to Mexico is woven into Ruins. This creates a parallel picture of the challenges of survival in our ever-changing world. Ruins explores the shadows and light of Mexico through its past and present as encountered by an array of characters. The real and surreal intermingle to paint an unforgettable portrait of life south of the Rio Grande.
language: English
title: Ruins
publisher: SelfMadeHero