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Infinite Country by Patricia Engel | Thoughts

   Published : 2021   ||    Format : print   ||    Location : Colombia ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆   What was it about the country that kept everyone hostage to its fantasy? The previous month, on its own soil, an American man went to his job at a plant and gunned down fourteen coworkers, and last spring alone there were four different school shootings. A nation at war with itself, yet people still spoke of it as some kind of paradise.. Thoughts : Infinite Country follows two characters - young Talia, who at the beginning of this book, escapes a girl’s reform school in North Colombia so that she can make her previously booked flight to the US. Before she can do that, she needs to travel many miles to reach her father and get her ticket to the rest of her family. As we follow Talia’s treacherous journey south, we learn about how she ended up in the reform school in the first place and why half her family resides in the US. Infinite Country tells the story of her family through the other protagonist, El

Mailbox Monday -- Mar 01, 2010

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This meme is hosted by Marcia @ The Printed Page. It is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week (checked out library books don’t count, eBooks & audio books do).

Being a very slow month, I didn't go in for too many books, just 7 of them.


  1. The Lonely Hearts Club by Elizabeth Eulberg (I won this one at Kathy's Bermudaonion's Weblog)
  2. Shanghai Girls by Lisa See (I won this one at Julie's Booking Mama)
  3. The Awakening and The Struggle (The Vampire Diaries, #1-2) by L.J. Smith (Giveaway @ A Bookish Way of Life)
  4. The Fury and Dark Reunion (The Vampire Diaries, #3-4) by L.J. Smith (Giveaway @ A Bookish Way of Life)
  5. Sugar by Bernice L. McFadden (This one came straight from the publisher, Plume Books)
  6. The Little Giant of Aberdeen County by Tiffany Baker (I won this one at Kristen's BookNAround)
  7. Through the Triangle by C.P. Stewart (Giveaway @ Tales of Whimsy...)
See what others have bought over the last week!

Comments

Dana said…
I just won a copy of Little GIant of Aberdeen County too, can't wait to read it! I'm so jealous that you got Shanghai Girls!
DCMetroreader said…
I've heard a lot of good things about The Little Giant of Aberdeen County. Hope you enjoy it and the rest of your books!
Enjoy your new books; they look great!

Here is my link:

http://bibliophilebythesea.blogspot.com/2010/03/mailbox-monday.html
Alayne said…
Great haul, I'm thinking of starting the Vampire Diaries. Enjoy! My mailbox is at The Crowded Leaf.
Tales of Whimsy said…
Thanks for the shout out :)

I've been wondering about Shanghai Girls. Looking forward to your review :)
I've been dying to read The Little Giant! Looking forward to seeing your thoughts on it.
I have Shanghai Girls here in a tbr pile. You had a great mailbox. Enjoy all your new reads.
Kristen said…
What an ecelectic collection you have there. I really liked The Lonely Hearts Club and Shanghai Girls plus I have The Little Giant of Aberdeen County here for a read as well.
bermudaonion said…
Wow, congratulations on all of your great wins!
Athira said…
Thanks everyone! :)