In \;Infinite Country\, \;award-wi nning author Patricia Engel tells the powerful tale of a family divided. S et in Colombia and the United States and told through the shifting perspec tives of each family member\, Engel examines the beauty and cruelty of lif e in the diaspora\, crafting &ldquo\;a breathtaking story of the unimagina ble prices paid for a better life&rdquo\; (Esquire). With &ldquo\;meticulo usly rendered descriptions of Andean landscapes and mythology&rdquo\; (New York Times Book Review)\, \;Infinite Country \;is &ldquo\;at once a sweeping love story and tragic drama&rdquo\; (Elle)\, &ldquo\;forcefull y examin[ing] what unites a family beyond the divisions borders and polici es forge&rdquo\; (Los Angeles Review of Books). Through the intimacies of one family&rsquo\;s story\, Engel &ldquo\;challenges us to consider that t he United States has always been a place of borders&rdquo\; (Harvard Revie w of Books). &ldquo\;Told by a chorus of voices and perspectives\, this is as much an all-American story as it is a global one&rdquo\; (Booklist).\n
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