Patricia Engel

WINNER OF THE DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE 2017Reina Castillos beloved brother is serving a death sentence for a crime that shocked the community - a crime for which Reina secretly blames herself. When she is at last released from her seven-year prison vigil, Reina moves to a sleepy town in the Florida Keys seeking anonymity.There, she meets Nesto, a recently exiled Cuban awaiting with hope the arrival of the children he left behind in Havana. Through Nestos love of the sea and capacity for faith, Reina comes to understand her own connections to the life-giving and destructive forces of the ocean that surrounds her as well as its role in her familys troubled history. Set in the vibrant coastal and Caribbean communities of Miami; the Florida Keys; Havana, Cuba; and Cartagena, Colombia, The Veins of the Ocean is a wrenching exploration of what happens when life tests the limits of compassion, and a stunning and unforgettable portrait of fractured lives finding solace in the beauty and power of the natural world, and in one another.

A New York Times Editors Choice * One of The Washington Posts 50 Notable Works of Fiction of 2023 * One of Chicago Public Librarys Favorite Books of the Year * A LitHub Best Book of 2023From the author of Infinite Countrya New York Times bestseller and a Reeses Book Club pickcomes a rich and compelling (The Washington Post) collection of ten exquisite, award-winning short stories set across the Americas and linked by themes of migration, sacrifice, and moral compromise.Two Colombian expats meet as strangers on the rainy streets of New York City, both burdened with traumatic pasts. In Cuba, a woman discovers her deceased brothers bones have been stolen, and the love of her life returns from Ecuador for a one-night visit. A cash-strapped couple hustles in Miami, to life-altering ends.If youre looking for a collection that will touch your heart and make you look at your fellow humans more generously, this ones a cant-miss (Good Housekeeping). Author Patricia Engel is a wonder (Lauren Groff) and these intimate and panoramic stories bring to life the liminality of regret, the vibrancy of community, and the epic deeds and quiet moments of love.

« Je me demande souvent si nous ne nous sommes pas trompés de vie et de pays. »À l’aube des années 2000, la Colombie est un pays dévasté par un demi-siècle de violence. Elena et Mauro sont adolescen

Uma família separada pelo sonho americano. Best seller premiado pelo New York Times, esta história emocionante apresenta a trajetória de Talia, uma filha de imigrantes colombianos nos Estados Unidos, lutando contra o tempo para alcançar a terra do tio Sam. Fugidos de uma guerra civil, os pais da moça cruzam as fronteiras da America Latina em busca de novas oportunidades, deixando para tras um pais devastado. Nestas paginas envolventes, voce encontrara uma narrativa atravessada pelas dores da deportaço e da distancia.

A REESES BOOK CLUB PICK and INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA profound, beautiful novel. People * Poignant. BuzzFeed * A breathtaking story of the unimaginable prices paid for a better life. EsquireThis heartbreaking portrait of a family dealing with the realities of migration and separation (Time) is a sweeping love story and tragic drama [and] an authentic vision of what the American Dream looks like in a nationalistic country (Elle).I often wonder if we are living the wrong life in the wrong country. 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 Bogota, 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. How this family came to occupy two different countries, two different worlds, comes into focus like twists of a kaleidoscope. We see Talias 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 Bogota 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 Mauros deportation and the familys splinteringthe costs theyve 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. Rich with Bogota urban life, steeped in Andean myth, and tense with the daily reality of the undocumented in America, Infinite Country is as much an all-American story as it is a global one (Booklist, starred review).

Una joven estadounidense llega a la Casa de las Estrellas, una residencia de chicas en París, donde ha venido a estudiar. Una historia sobre la búsqueda de un hogar lejos del hogar, la búsqueda de uno mismo y la busqueda de la pasion.La joven Lita ha viajado a Paris con la excusa de aprender bien el idioma, aunque lo que de verdad desea es vivir una apasionada historia de amor. Pero, mientras pasea por las hermosas calles de la capital francesa, ni siquiera sospecha que este sentimiento puede ser tan intenso, tan poderoso, como el que la invadira cuando conozca a Cato, un joven aparentemente inalcanzable, desarraigado y con una infancia triste a su espalda.Sin embargo, Lita y Cato son como el dia y la noche, dos opuestos que parecen tenerlo todo en contra. Todo menos los encantos de una ciudad magica, capaz incluso de hacer realidad los amores mas imposibles.Reseñas:Inteligente y brillante. Bellamente escrita y ejecutada. Engel habla del intenso lenguaje del amor y el deseo.The New York Times Book ReviewEsta es una novela para perderse en ella.The Miami HeraldCon un talento glorioso y una inteligencia alarmante, Patricia Engel escribe con la intensidad de los grandes narradores de fabulas.Junot DiazSorprendente y profundamente conmovedora.San Francisco Chronicle

«Yo era una niña callada, solitaria, y muchísimo más sola cuando mi familia se convirtió en el tema destacado del noticiero nocturno.»Los nueve relatos deVidaestán narrados por Sabina, una joven na