Mixed feelings on this one. Sometimes more a recitation of historical snippets than a story, but she did manage to bring it to life. Bold move to try and write real ppl into existence, especially ones so larger than life. Not sure about all her interpretations of person and place, but I do understand how a person can fall in love with Mexico, as Kingsolver clearly did. She fell into quite a few cliches, but not the worst. The most useful bits of the story are the US ones. And now isn't a bad time to reflect on the era that created the mentality of so many of the olds in power here today.