Lydia Perez owns a bookshop in Acapulco,Mexico,and is married to a fearless journalist. Luca,their eight-year-old son,completes the picture. But it only takes a bullet to rip them apart.
In a city in the grip of a drug cartel,friends become enemies overnight,and Lydia has no choice but to flee with Luca at her side. North for the border... whatever it takes to stay alive. The journey is dangerous - not only for them,but for those they encounter along the way. Who can be trusted And what sacrifices is Lydia prepared to make.
Publisher: Headline Publishing GroupISBN: 9781472261403Number of pages: 480Weight: 339 gDimensions: 134 x 192 x 28 mm
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'... amid all the horror are moments of hope,friendship,kindness and love. An absolutely unforgettable read.'- The Daily Mail
'Amazing.'- The Express
'Cummins humanises the migrant crisis,delivering a powerful portrayl of the extraordinary lengths people will go to in order to save their loved ones...it is hard to imagine that there will be a more urgent or politically relevant novel this year.'- The Observer
'One hell of a novel about a good woman on the run with her beautiful boy... I defy anyone to read the first seven pages of this book and not finish it.'- Stephen King
'It's been a long time since I turned pages as fast as I did with American Dirt. Its journey is a testament to the power of fear and hope and belief that there are more good people than bad.'- John Grisham
'Tough,powerful... American Dirtmade me understand better why someone would give up the home they know and love to survive,and the grit required to cross that border.'-Tracy Chevalier
'From its heart-stopping first sentence to its heart-shattering last,Cummins'story of immigrants is just what we need now.'- Don Winslow
'American Dirttransported me through genuine fear and had me willing on every human being struggling to get to a better life. Written with masterly restraint,it is a roaring human triumph.'-Laline Paull
'From the opening page your heart will be in your mouth You will never want to put this story down,Jeanine Cummins has written a novel of such moment,such danger and such compassion,it will change your view of the world.'-Kirsty Wark
'At once intimate and epic,American Dirtis an exhilarating and beautiful book about parental love and human hope.'- Rumaan Alam
'So viscerally real and so elegantly written. From the very first page,you know it's just essential reading.'- Kate Leaver
'Will punch you in the gut one minute and fill you with hope the next.'- Shelf Awareness
'Urgent and unforgettable, American Dirtleaps the borders of the page and demands attention,especially now.'- Sarah Blake
'Riveting,timely,a dazzling accomplishment. Jeanine Cummins makes us all live and breathe the refugee story. If a book can change hearts and transform policies,this is the one.'- Julia Alvarez
'This book is not simply the great American novel; it's the great novel of las Americas. It's the great world novel! This is the international story of our times. Masterful.'- Sandra Cisneros
'Jeanine Cummins writes with such grace,compassion,and precision that I could not stop reading.'-Erika Sanchez
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