Infinite country : a novel
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Published
New York : Avid Reader Press, 2021.
Format
Book
Edition
First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
191 pages ; 22 cm
Status
Waterloo Public Library - Adult Fiction
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FICTION ENGEL
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Published
New York : Avid Reader Press, 2021.
Edition
First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
Language
English
Notes
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Talia is being held at a correctional facility for adolescent girls in the forested mountains of Colombia after committing an impulsive act of violence that may or may not have been warranted. She urgently needs to get out and get back home to Bogotá, where her father and a plane ticket to the United States are waiting for her. If she does make it to Bogotá, will she trade the facts of her father and life in Colombia for the distant vision of her mother and siblings in North America? -- adapted from jacket
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Talia is being held at a correctional facility for adolescent girls in the forested mountains of Colombia after committing an impulsive act of violence that may or may not have been warranted. She urgently needs to get out and get back home to Bogotá, where her father and a plane ticket to the United States are waiting for her. If she misses her flight, she might also miss her chance to finally be reunited with her family in the north. How this family came to occupy two different countries, two different worlds, comes into focus like twists of a kaleidoscope. We see Talia's parents, Mauro and Elena, fall in love in a market stall as teenagers against a backdrop of civil war and social unrest. We see them leave Bogotá with their firstborn, Karina, in pursuit of safety and opportunity in the United States on a temporary visa, and we see the births of two more children, Nando and Talia, on American soil. We witness the decisions and indecisions that lead to Mauro's deportation and the family's splintering--the costs they've all been living with ever since. Award-winning, internationally acclaimed author Patricia Engel, herself a dual citizen and the daughter of Colombian immigrants, gives voice to all five family members as they navigate the particulars of their respective circumstances. And all the while, the metronome ticks: Will Talia make it to Bogotá in time? And if she does, can she bring herself to trade the solid facts of her father and life in Colombia for the distant vision of her mother and siblings in America? Rich with Bogotá urban life, steeped in Andean myth, and tense with the daily reality of 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. -- Provided by publisher.
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B&T Diversity Analysis 2022 : Kirkus, LCSH, BISAC.
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B&T Diversity Analysis 2022 : Kirkus, LCSH, BISAC.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Engel, P. (2021). Infinite country: a novel (First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.). Avid Reader Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Engel, Patricia. 2021. Infinite Country: A Novel. Avid Reader Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Engel, Patricia. Infinite Country: A Novel Avid Reader Press, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Engel, Patricia. Infinite Country: A Novel First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition., Avid Reader Press, 2021.
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