Mary Ann Taylor-Hall has written an exquisite book.Her stories are filled with characters that capture our interest from the moment we meet them.There is an abundence of emotion in her writing,from humor to sadness and the characters become real from the moment we meet them.In the title story Undella captures our imagination from the first description of her standing in a crowd wearing a pith helmet!What a woman.At first glance,the tone and language of the book is delightful and easy to read,on a deeper level it explores issues of both culture and gender that are extremely thought provoking. I enjoyed everything about this book.Not just the writing but the cover photograph,the graphics and embossed pages made this book very memorable.I highly recommend it.