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
Good morning, Saloners! It's 9.05 here and I'm 'lounging' at my desk with my tall cup of tea. We are expecting wet weather today, and after two days of beautiful sunshine, it doesn't feel good to welcome it. On the other hand, it is a good day to stay in, in my PJs, and do something fun.
In another hour, I will be leaving to pick the husband up at the airport. He has been away for a week to attend a training in Dallas. Which should mean a lot of reading and knitting time for me. But it was also an insanely busy week at work, so by the time I got home, all I wanted to do was have a drink (tea is my beverage of choice) and watch some feel-good romantic comedies. I skipped all my shows as well this week, so that the husband and I can watch them together, while
Today, I have some grocery shopping to do and some items to buy for the guest bedroom. I have been knitting a shrug this weekend, which I didn't think of until recently. I love shrugs and am almost always likely to be found in one. The one I'm making would be for cold evenings or an autumn day, but I'm looking forward to seeing it finished. What is happening at your end?
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I love that you took you're time alone and had fun with it.
Did you see my review for Love Like the Movies? It immediately came to mind when you mentioned sitting around watching awesome old movies.