TY - BOOK AU - Kuper,Peter AU - Lockwood,Dan TI - Ruins SN - 9781906838980 AV - PN6727.K67 R85 2015 U1 - 741.5973 23 PY - 2015/// CY - London PB - SelfMadeHero KW - Americans KW - Mexico KW - Oaxaca (State) KW - Comic books, strips, etc KW - Married people KW - Monarch butterfly KW - United States KW - fast KW - Oaxaca (Mexico : State) KW - Graphic novels KW - lcgft KW - Comics (Graphic works) N2 - "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" -- ER -