num_pages: 224
description: * A New York Times Editors Choice *From Patricia Engel whose novel Infinite Country was a New York Times bestseller and a Reeses Book Club pick comes 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.The Faraway World is a collection of arresting stories from the New York Times bestselling author of Infinite Country  Patricia Engel a gifted storyteller whose writing shines even in the darkest corners ( The Washington Post ). Intimate and panoramic these stories bring to life the liminality of regret the vibrancy of community and the epic deeds and quiet moments of love.
language: English
title: The Faraway World: Stories
publisher: Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster