Years in Mexico: Two Northwestern University students in the 1920s become life-long friends. Each marries an NU man and settles down near each other in Evanston to raise families. Tragedy strikes and Caroline's husband dies in the Depression. She moves to Tucson and ultimately to Mexico City. The tale focuses on Caroline's rich colorful life in the Zona Rosa, surrounded by an adoring coterie of Bohemians and Hippies.