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American Dirt
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Jeanine Cummins's American Dirt, the #1 New York Times bestseller and Oprah Book Club pick that has sold over three million copies, is finally available in paperback.
Lydia lives in Acapulco. She has a son, Luca, the love of her life, and a wonderful husband who is a journalist. And while cracks are beginning to show in Acapulco because of the cartels, Lydia's life is, by and large, fairly comfortable. But after her husband's tell-all profile of the newest drug lord is published, none of their lives will ever be the same. Forced to flee, Lydia and Luca find themselves joining the countless people trying to reach the United States. Lydia soon sees that everyone is running from something. But what exactly are they running to?Show more
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Community Reviews
My initial review is that this is an amazing book. It is richly written and extremely compelling. Reading the story of Lydia and others who make the dangerous journey to American and all the different reasons that could bring them there gives a face to all of the stories you may see about immigrants on the news. It gives me much more compassion. I’ve served a meal at a migrant shelter in Tijuana and been to the dump where one of the characters wa...read more
I enjoyed the book and found the story gripping. I wanted to know how the story was going to unfold and got through the book quite quickly.
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