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Infinite Country by Patricia Engel

Infinite Country

by Patricia Engel
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  • Feb 23, 2021, 208 pages
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  • Oct 2021, 208 pages
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"You can do the same," he said, eyes closed. "I won't touch you. I give you my word. I have two daughters. Not as young as you, but they're still my babies."

Her hesitation was mostly for show. Even if he hadn't made such a pledge she would have done the same, climbing into the truck, nudging her seat as flat as she could so her head fell below the window line. Disappeared.

Excerpted from Infinite Country by Patricia Engel. Copyright © 2021 by Patricia Engel. Excerpted by permission of Avid Reader Press. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

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