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Vivid, visceral, utterly compelling, AMERICAN DIRT is the unforgettable story of a mother and son's attempt to cross the US-Mexico border. A sensation from the moment it published, it continues to create debate and ignite conversation globally. Yesterday, Lydia had a bookshop. Yesterday, Lydia was married to a journalist. Yesterday, she was with everyone she loved most in the world. Today, her eight-year-old son Luca is all she has left. For him, she will carry a machete strapped to her leg. For him, she will leap onto the roof of a high speed train. For him, she will find the strength to keep running
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American Dirt, Jeanine Cummins
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- Released
- 2021
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- Title
- American Dirt
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Jeanine Cummins
- Publisher
- Macmillan USA
- Released
- 2021
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 1250805465
- ISBN13
- 9781250805461
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Historical Fiction, Thriller, Family, Contemporary Fiction, Suspense, USA, American Literature, America, Escape, Survival, Fight, South America, Mexico, Migration, Emigration, Drug Cartels
- First published
- 2020
- Original title
- American Dirt
- Rating
- 4.35 out of 5
- Description
- Vivid, visceral, utterly compelling, AMERICAN DIRT is the unforgettable story of a mother and son's attempt to cross the US-Mexico border. A sensation from the moment it published, it continues to create debate and ignite conversation globally. Yesterday, Lydia had a bookshop. Yesterday, Lydia was married to a journalist. Yesterday, she was with everyone she loved most in the world. Today, her eight-year-old son Luca is all she has left. For him, she will carry a machete strapped to her leg. For him, she will leap onto the roof of a high speed train. For him, she will find the strength to keep running