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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 08, 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).

I had a good week with four review books on my doorstep.


  1. Fireworks over Toccoa by Jeffrey Stepakoff (from St. Martin's Press)
  2. The Overnight Socialite by Bridie Clark (from FSB)
  3. The Lumby Lines by Gail Fraser (from FSB)
  4. Glorious by Bernice L. McFadden (from Akashic Books)
See what others have bought over the last week!

Comments

I haven't read any of your new books, but I'm hoping you enjoy them. It is always such a nice surprise to open one of the padded envelopes :)
Kaye said…
Fireworks Over Toccoa was pretty good. I like the cover for The Lumby Lines. Have a great week and happy reading. Here's my mailbox
I haven't read any of these books, but they look wonderful!

Here's mine:

http://laurelrainsnowcreations.blogspot.com/2010/03/mailbox-monday.html
bermudaonion said…
You had a nice week! The only book we got in common was Fireworks Over Toccoa. Enjoy!
Alayne said…
Enjoy your books! Happy reading. My mailbox is at The Crowded Leaf.
I have Fireworks Over Toccoa here to be read. All of your new books look good. Enjoy them all!
Tales of Whimsy said…
Overnight Soc. looks so cute :)
Athira said…
Diane, I agree, I always wait excitedly like a kid for the post. :)

Kaye, I loved Fireworks over Toccoa too!!

Laurel, Alayne, thanks! :)

Kathy, thanks, you too have a nice week!

Beth, I loved Fireworks over Toccoa. Hope you enjoy it too!

Juju, I agree! It does!
pussreboots said…
The Lumby Lines looks interesting. My two books are posted here.
I like the cover for Fireworks over Toccoa. Makes me want to look more into it. :-) Happy Reading!
Jenny Q said…
Just read the synopsis for Fireworks...it looks great! Here's my Mailbox.
Athira said…
pussreboots, I agree that the Lumby Lines definitely looks interesting!

Farrah, I love the cover of Fireworks over Toccoa, I spent a lot of time staring at it.

Lady Quinlan, I agree, Fireworks over Toccoa is great!
Kristen said…
Cool cover on The Overnight Socialite. I'm hoping it arrives in my mailbox sometime soon. :-)
Athira said…
Kristen, I love the cover of Overnight Socialite too! :)