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Cover Image of American dirt
  • Fiction
  • 2020
  • First U.S. edition.

American dirt

Jeanine Cummins

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"También de este lado hay sueños. Lydia Quixano Perez lives in the Mexican city of Acapulco. She runs a bookstore. She has a son, Luca, the love of her life, and a wonderful husband who is a journalist. And while there are cracks beginning to show in Acapulco because of the drug cartels, her life is, by and large, fairly comfortable. Even though she knows they'll never sell, Lydia stocks some of her all-time favorite books in her store. And then one day a man enters the shop to browse and comes up to the register with four books he would like to buy-two of them her favorites. Javier is erudite. He is charming. And, unbeknownst to Lydia, he is the jefe of the newest drug cartel that has gruesomely taken over the city. When Lydia's husband's tell-all profile of Javier is published, none of their lives will ever be the same. Forced to flee, Lydia and eight-year-old Luca soon find themselves miles and worlds away from their comfortable middle-class existence. Instantly transformed into migrants, Lydia and Luca ride la bestia-trains that make their way north toward the United States, which is the only place Javier's reach doesn't extend. As they join the countless people trying to reach el norte, Lydia soon sees that everyone is running from something. But what exactly are they running to? American Dirt will leave readers utterly changed when they finish reading it. A page-turner filled with poignancy, drama, and humanity on every page, it is a literary achievement."--Provided by publisher.

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Subject

  • Mothers and sons--Fiction
  • Cartels--Mexico--Fiction
  • Drug traffic--Mexico--Fiction
  • Organized crime--Mexico--Fiction
  • Immigrants--Mexican-American Border Region--Fiction

Genres

  • Suspense fiction
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Availability

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On loan until: 27/Jan/21 Calvin Park Branch Fiction Cummi
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On loan until: 25/Jan/21 Calvin Park Branch Fiction Cummi
On loan until: 25/Jan/21
72
At another location Calvin Park Branch Fiction Cummi
At another location
73
At another location Calvin Park Branch Fiction Cummi
At another location
73
On loan until: 28/Jan/21 Calvin Park Branch Fiction Cummi
On loan until: 28/Jan/21
72
Reserved Calvin Park Branch Fiction Cummi
Reserved
73
On loan until: 11/Jan/21 Calvin Park Branch Fiction Cummi
On loan until: 11/Jan/21
72
On loan until: 11/Feb/21 Calvin Park Branch Fiction Cummi
On loan until: 11/Feb/21
72
On loan until: 13/Feb/21 Calvin Park Branch Fiction Cummi
On loan until: 13/Feb/21
72
On loan until: 12/Feb/21 Central Branch Fiction Cummi
On loan until: 12/Feb/21
72
On loan until: 26/Jan/21 Central Branch Fiction Cummi
On loan until: 26/Jan/21
72
Missing Isabel Turner Branch Fiction Cummi
Missing
3
In transit Isabel Turner Branch Fiction Cummi
In transit
73
On loan until: 11/Feb/21 Isabel Turner Branch Fiction Cummi
On loan until: 11/Feb/21
72
Reserved Isabel Turner Branch Fiction Cummi
Reserved
73
On loan until: 03/Feb/21 Pittsburgh Branch Fiction Cummi
On loan until: 03/Feb/21
72
On loan until: 23/Jan/21 Pittsburgh Branch Fiction Cummi
On loan until: 23/Jan/21
72
In transit Storrington Branch Fiction Cummi
In transit
73
On loan until: 26/Jan/21 Sydenham Branch Fiction Cummi
On loan until: 26/Jan/21
72

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Title Statement American dirt / Jeanine Cummins.
Author Cummins, Jeanine
Publication New York: Flatiron Books,2020.©2019
Edition First U.S. edition.
Extent of Item 386 pages ;
ISBN 1250209765
9781250209764
Other Number 3681825
Summary "También de este lado hay sueños. Lydia Quixano Perez lives in the Mexican city of Acapulco. She runs a bookstore. She has a son, Luca, the love of her life, and a wonderful husband who is a journalist. And while there are cracks beginning to show in Acapulco because of the drug cartels, her life is, by and large, fairly comfortable. Even though she knows they'll never sell, Lydia stocks some of her all-time favorite books in her store. And then one day a man enters the shop to browse and comes up to the register with four books he would like to buy-two of them her favorites. Javier is erudite. He is charming. And, unbeknownst to Lydia, he is the jefe of the newest drug cartel that has gruesomely taken over the city. When Lydia's husband's tell-all profile of Javier is published, none of their lives will ever be the same. Forced to flee, Lydia and eight-year-old Luca soon find themselves miles and worlds away from their comfortable middle-class existence. Instantly transformed into migrants, Lydia and Luca ride la bestia-trains that make their way north toward the United States, which is the only place Javier's reach doesn't extend. As they join the countless people trying to reach el norte, Lydia soon sees that everyone is running from something. But what exactly are they running to? American Dirt will leave readers utterly changed when they finish reading it. A page-turner filled with poignancy, drama, and humanity on every page, it is a literary achievement."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects & Genres
By Topic Mothers and sons--Fiction
Cartels--Fiction--Mexico
Drug traffic--Fiction--Mexico
Organized crime--Fiction--Mexico
Immigrants--Fiction--Mexican-American Border Region
By Genre Suspense fiction
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