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I’m a fountain of blood in the shape of a girl…

February 11, 2017 by pluiedenovembre 1 Comment

Patricia Engel has published two other books, the short story collection Vida and the novel It’s Not Love, It’s Just Paris. Even though I haven’t read either of those books, I felt that I needed to read her new novel, The Veins of the Ocean. Not only because the reviews were intriguing (and very positive) but also because I don’t remember ever reading anything by a Colombian American novelist. The Veins of the Ocean is the story of Reina Castillo. When we first meet Reina […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Cartagena, Colombia, Communism, Cuba, disenchantment, dolphins, exile, family saga, Florida Keys, free diving, guilt, Havana, healing, Immigrants, Latin America, loss, Love, Miami, orishas, Patricia Engel, Prison, scuba diving, The Veins of the Ocean, tragedy

pluiedenovembre's CBR9 Review No:7 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Cartagena, Colombia, Communism, Cuba, disenchantment, dolphins, exile, family saga, Florida Keys, free diving, guilt, Havana, healing, Immigrants, Latin America, loss, Love, Miami, orishas, Patricia Engel, Prison, scuba diving, The Veins of the Ocean, tragedy ·
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