“Told in Dragonette’s mature and natural wordsmithing, descriptions melt across the page in particularly lovely fashion . . . deeper than Under the Tuscan Sun, readers who enjoy stories set in different places with a pinch of spice and danger and romance will enjoy this novel. Last Sunset in San Miguel is a thoughtful and thought-provoking story about forgiving and realizing that we all need a little la querencia inside of us.”

—WINDY CITY REVIEWS

“Dragonette’s vibrant novel does a deft job of evoking San Miguel’s ex-pat scene and its transient, uncertain nature. The cliquish Americans, and their hesitant steps toward the larger culture, are dealt with in an emotionally resonant way, with unexpected intrigue. A smart, culturally informed novel about the desire to find a safe haven.”

—KIRKUS REVIEWS

“Full of delicious plot twists about bonds and betrayals, romance and finance, and how no new beginning can ever be completely new.”

—KATHLEEN ROONEY, author of Man Overboard!

“About second chances and ultimate reckonings, Last Sunset in San Miguel is a compelling novel. The novel’s overarching question of what it means to have one last chance at meaningful experiences is poignant, especially as Rachel fears losing all that she worked to build . . . an arresting novel about a woman’s worries and hopes while she’s among fellow expatriates in Mexico.”

—FOREWORD CLARION REVIEW

“Dragonette presents a host of characters who are both interesting and lovable. Woven into this examination of endings, new beginnings, and later-in-life revelations are compelling descriptions of nature and life in San Miguel: the Día de los Muertos fiesta, local folk art, and profound cultural insights that mirror Rachel’s desire to spend the ‘weighty last third of life . . . [with] the people I lov[e], who genuinely lov[e] me back without asking for anything.’ [A] touching novel of expats and new beginnings later in life. Great for fans of Kathleen Rooney’s Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk and Rachel Joyce’s The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry.”

—PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BOOKLIFE

“Comic and tragic, Last Sunset in San Miguel delights with wry humor and an empathetic heart. I loved it.”

—EILEEN FAVORITE, author of The Heroines

“Dragonette transforms place into character, brings San Miguel de Allende’s vibrant tapestry of food, colors, architecture, and culture to the page in lush detail—while introducing a complex cast of expats whose glorious flaws and psychic bumps and bruises not only require our protagonist Rachel’s attention but threaten the new life she’s built. With nods to Hemingway’s ‘lost generation’ of characters, Dragonette’s aging crew simply wants a place to settle, to live what is supposed to be the best part of their lives. But can you ever truly run away from your past?”

—CHRISTINE MAUL RICE, author of Swarm Theory and Sick Water

“Authentic, earned, and deeply moving.”

—JACQUELYN MITCHARD, author of The Deep End of the Ocean

“Dragonette’s storytelling squeezes out deep and rich human emotions—love, regret, longing, and personal legacy—through sharp dialogue full of hidden meaning and emotional weight.”

—DAVID W. BERNER, author of American Moon

“With bracing insight and sensitivity, this novel explores the thorny question of whether it’s ever too late to start over. Like a twenty-first-century companion to The Sun Also Rises, the novel follows compelling characters

who confront the distance between the lives they imagined for themselves and the lives they’re actually living.”

—CHRISTINE SNEED, author of Paris, He Said and The Virginity of Famous Men

“An atmospheric story about a spirited American woman who opens a bar in San Miguel de Allende in Mexico to escape her past, only to be followed by a group of lost expats whose thwarted dreams and last chance for meaning threaten her new life.”

—GIOIA DILIBERTO, author of Coco at the Ritz and Paris Without End

“Dragonette’s writing is intoxicating and reflects the work of a well-read writer with a genuine love for language and story, character and place. It is a worthwhile testament to this writer’s essence.”

—BAYO OJIKUTU, award-winning novelist, author of the forthcoming Best Hope

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