The Veins of the Ocean
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dayton Literary Peace Prize – Fiction | 2017 | Winner |
About This Book
Reina Castillo's brother has been on Florida's death row since committing a terrible crime, and Reina has devoted her life to visiting him and seeking his commutation. When he dies, she flees to the Florida Keys and then to Colombia, where she must reckon with her family's violent history and find her way toward her own life. A lyrical, ocean-saturated novel about grief, escape, and healing. Winner of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Fiction.
About the Author
Patricia Engel is an American author of Colombian descent. Born in New Jersey, she is the author of Vida (2010), a short story collection about a young Colombian-American woman; It's Not Love, It's Just Paris (2013); The Veins of the Ocean (2016); and Infinite Country (2021). Her novel The Veins of the Ocean, set between Miami and Colombia, tells the story of a woman whose brother is on death row, tracing her journey of survival and self-discovery across the Florida Keys, Cuba, and Colombia. Read more →
