I read Infinite Country in one sitting, devouring the book from the very first sentence: "It was her idea to tie up the nun.”įrom the get, I was invested in Talia, a teen living in Colombia who is attempting to break out of a correctional facility after being sentenced for an impulsive and arguably justified crime. Rich with Bogotá urban life, steeped in Andean myth, and tense with the daily reality for the undocumented in America, Infinite Country is the story of two countries and one mixed-status family-for whom every triumph is stitched with regret and every dream pursued bears the weight of a dream deferred.I fell hard for Engel's storytelling back in 2010 with her debut Vida and then again when I read The Veins of the Ocean. Award-winning, internationally acclaimed author Patricia Engel, herself the daughter of Colombian immigrants and a dual citizen, gives voice to Mauro and Elena, as well as their children, Karina, Nando, and Talia-each one navigating a divided existence, weighing their allegiance to the past, the future, to one another, and to themselves. When Mauro is deported, Elena, now tasked with caring for their three small children, makes a difficult choice that will ease her burdens but splinter the family even further. As their family expands, and they move again and again, their decision to ignore their exit dates plunges the young family into the precariousness of undocumented status, the threat of discovery menacing a life already strained. They travel to Houston and send wages back to Elena’s mother, all the while weighing whether to risk overstaying their tourist visas or to return to Bogotá. Once their first daughter is born, and facing grim economic prospects, they set their sights on the United States. Elena and Mauro are teenagers when they meet, their blooming love an antidote to the mounting brutality of life in Bogotá. At the dawn of the new millennium, Colombia is a country devastated by half a century of violence. You can read this before Infinite Country PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom.įor readers of Valeria Luiselli and Edwidge Danticat, an urgent and lyrical novel about a Colombian family fractured by deportation, offering an intimate perspective on an experience that so many have endured-and are enduring right now. Here is a quick description and cover image of book Infinite Country written by Patricia Engel which was published in. Brief Summary of Book: Infinite Country by Patricia Engel
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