Alice Rainich Nichols concludes her peripatetic trilogy in this third cultural adventure/memoir, following her earlier works, "Orbiting in Eccentric Circles," and "The Lobster Rode in on a Bicycle."
In a lush, tropical setting, totally unlike Ann Arbor, Alice eases into the life of a married woman and new mother of twins as an American expat. Join her as she copes with Coco, the beloved poodle who isn't concerned with burglars; becomes a landlord to "genteel" and litigious Polish nobility; steers neighbor children clear of a pair of troublesome monkeys; and shepherds her in-laws through a...