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American Dirt

Jeanine Cummins

  • 400 pages · about 7 hours
  • First published 2019
  • 17 editions
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1 About this book

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?

  • Mexico
  • Crime
  • Organized crime
  • Immigrants
  • Mother and child
  • Cultural heritage
  • Drug traffic

2 About Jeanine Cummins

Born 1974

Jeanine Cummins (born December 6, 1974) is an American author of Irish and Puerto Rican heritage. She has written five books: a memoir titled A Rip in Heaven and four novels, The Outside Boy, The Crooked Branch, American Dirt, and Speak to Me of Home. American Dirt was a notable success, selling over 3 million copies in 37 languages.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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