Come Back, Carmen Miranda is a collection of short stories inspired by travels from the rakish 60’s up to the more sober present-day, stories that range throughout Latin America - from the resorts and mountains of Mexico and Jamaica to the Quechua-speaking Andes highlands and Brazil's Africanized city of Bahia and the beaches of Rio. And not least, to the Amazon. The characters include hippies, students, an Andean Indian gigolo, a female Episcopal priest, drug smugglers, a bush pilot, a lonely old Mexican lady, a wealthy Arab-Spanish family. The main character, though, is Latin America itself: tragic, lush, violent and romantic.

“These rich and colorful short stories embrace an intriguing variety of characters and their view points. Beautifully written, Ms. Dahl has a knack for delving into the mind of her studies. Each person has his or her own unique voice and perspective - from the lost college girl to the bigoted grand dame. I loved this book, and look forward to exploring more of this writer's work." 

—Karin Schele