UNDER THE VOLCANO

Geoffrey Firmin, a former British consul, has come to Quauhnahuac, Mexico. His debilitating malaise is drinking, an activity that ha s overshadowed his life. On the most fateful day of the consul's lifethe Day of the Dead, 1938his wife, Yvonne, arrives in Quauhna huac, inspired by a vision of life together away from Mexico and the circumstances that have driven their relationship to the brink of collapse. She is determined to rescue Firmin and their failing marriage, but her mission is further complicated by the presence o f Hugh, the...[Read more]