![]() ![]() Talia is sentenced to a religious reform school after pouring a pot of hot cooking oil on the head of a guy who had used that same hot cooking oil to scald and murder a stray cat. Now Talia is 15, and she gets into trouble. Set to be released in the UK in May 2021 the novel is available for pre-order here now. ![]() ![]() Elena decides to send her youngest Talia, a toddler, back to Colombia. Patricia Engel’s novel Infinite Country shot onto the New York Times bestseller list upon its US release this month. The father Mauro gets kicked out of the United States and cannot return. Nando and Talia were born in the United States and are thus United States citizens. But one that as an immigrant you can’t escape.”Ĭolombians Mauro and Elena have three children named Karina, Nando, and Talia. “ When you get to the United States, nobody will understand you. Patricia Engel does not cover that part of the story but instead paints a vivid picture of a family trapped between Colombia and the United States. Last year I read Phil Klay’s ‘Missionaries’ about the disastrous effects of the United States inserting itself into the Colombian situation. Colombia is troubled, but the United States may be even more troubled. This family would have been much better off staying in Bogota despite Colombia’s ongoing problems. However ‘Infinite Country’ is a tragic story about a family torn apart by United States harsh attitudes and cruel policies. Over the years there have been many novels of families immigrating to the United States, and these books have usually been upbeat, optimistic, and hopeful. ‘Infinite Country’ is a novel of a family from Colombia coming to the United States to make a new life for themselves. ‘Infinite Country’ by Patricia Engel (2021) – 191 pages ![]()
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