"The book you have written is a tremendous indepth study of two phenomenal characters that leaves one spellbound. That you have so brilliantly and with great straightforward honesty probed and explained the lives of two creative beings bumping up and brushing against each, yet holding on to each other for dear life. The dreamlike setting of San Miguel, the perfect backdrop for the story you have to tell, and what a story." Philp Stein, biographer of Mexican muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros
"John Virtue reveals the fascinating story of how the deportation at gunpoint of American and Canadian art teachers from San Miguel de Allende at the start of the McCarthy witch hunts almost kept the Mexican town from becoming the international art center it is today." Andres Oppenheimer, author of Bordering on Chaos: Mexico's Roller-Coaster Journey Toward Prosperity
"Virtue's extensive research into the lives of Leonard and Reva Brooks opens our eyes to the circle of Canadian artists who made their home in San Miguel, Mexico. The book is an excellent resource for students of Canadian art and culture and a timely record of a passing generation of artists." Anna Hudson, assistant curator, Canadian art, Art Gallery of Ontario
