The Veins of the Ocean (Hardcover)

from bostonbibliophile

A moving, slow and meditative novel about love, loss and moving on, set in south Florida and Cuba. It echoes with memory, magic and passion and deals with difficult issues and tragedy but there is hope as well among the waves and the breezes of the Florida Keys.

from auntmarge64

Reina Castillo, whose family emigrated to Miami from Columbia, is a newborn when her father finds out his wife has been unfaithful and throws their 3-year son Carlito off the Rickenbacker Bridge at Biscayne Bay. The son is rescued; the father kills himself in prison. Years later, a teen-aged Rein...

from LDVerbos

Different paths in life, but same internal struggles draw Reina and Nesto together. Their tale isn't a love story and I wouldn't call this a romance novel. Rather, more of a tale of two survivors learning to carve their own way in life. I found myself immersed in the story with them and hoping fo...

from bogopea

It was difficult to establish a relationship with the characters for a while. But I thought the author was lyrical and am glad I continued reading. I grew to love the two main characters and how two divergent souls came together. It's about all the things important to our lives: love, compassion,...

from whitreidtan

Immigrants are highly visible in the news right now, both legal and illegal. We talk about the effect of immigration on jobs, taxes, health care and education costs, infrastructure, and more. But the emotional cost of leaving your home for another country, perhaps forever, is rarely examined in d...