Patricia Engel

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1) The faraway world: stories

Author

Engel, Patricia

Pub. Date

2023.

Language

English

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JEF - Short Story Collections

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A collection of ten haunting short stories linked by themes of migration, sacrifice, and moral compromise bring to life the liminality of regret, the vibrancy of community, and the epic deeds and quiet moments of love.

2) Infinite country: a novel

Author

Engel, Patricia

Language

English

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Flo - Goodreads' Summer Page-Turners
Hispanic Heritage Month
MCL - Reese Witherspoon Book Club

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Book, Audiobook CD, Large Print

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Moving their family to what they believe will be a safer but temporary home in Houston, two young parents are forced to choose between an undocumented status in America and returning to the violence of war-torn Bogotá.

3) The veins of the ocean

Author

Engel, Patricia

Pub. Date

[2016]

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

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Reina Castillo's beloved brother has been sentenced to death for an unthinkable crime that shocked the community-and Reina secretly blames herself. Devastated and grieving, Reina moves to a quiet enclave in the Florida Keys seeking anonymity and a new start, and meets Nesto Cadena, a recently exiled Cuban awaiting the arrival of the children he left behind in Havana. Inspired by Nesto's love of the sea and capacity for faith, Reina comes to understand...

4) It's not love, it's just Paris

Author

Engel, Patricia

Pub. Date

[2013]

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

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The author's first novel is a story about an American girl in Paris, who navigates the intoxicating and treacherous complexities of independence, friendship, and romance. Lita del Cielo, the daughter of two Colombian orphans who arrived in America with nothing and made a fortune with their Latin food empire, has been granted one year to pursue her studies in Paris before she must return to work in the family business. She moves into a gently crumbling...

5) Vida

Author

Engel, Patricia

Pub. Date

[2010]

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

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Fresh, accomplished, and fearless, Vida marks the debut of Patricia Engel, a young author of immense talent and promise. Vida follows a single narrator, Sabina, as she navigates her shifting identity as a daughter of the Colombian diaspora and struggles to find her place within and beyond the net of her strong, protective, but embattled family. In "Lucho," Sabina's family-already "foreigners in a town of blancos"-is shunned by the community when a...