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Tambi n de este lado hay sue os. On this side too, there are dreams.
Already being hailed as "a Grapes of Wrath for our times" and "a new American classic", American Dirt is a rare exploration into the inner hearts of people willing to sacrifice everything for a glimmer of hope.
"If it's only a better life you seek, seek it elsewhere...This path is only for people who have no choice, no other option, only violence and misery behind you. And your journey will grow even more treacherous from here. Everything is working against you." --American Dirt
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 towards 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. It is a page-turner, it is a literary achievement, it is filled with poignancy, drama, and humanity on every page. It is one of the most important books for our times.
- Format: Hardcover
- Author: Cummins, Jeanine
- ISBN: 9781250209764
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 9.40 x 1.50
- Number Of Pages: 400
- Publication Year: 2020
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Good title
Pickup C. - 4 years 7 months agoMore intense than I normally care to read but good book
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Did not enjoy this book!
Dmitri A. - 4 years 10 months agoThe main theme of the book is the life of a migrant on road, who is escaping a Cartel in Mexico. But you can tell that the book is written by an American author, who has no idea what she is writing about. I would think twice before buying a next book from this author.
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Must Read
Barbara M. - 5 years agoNot quite finished, but my book club picked this as a selection last month. The discussion was soo much fun that I absolutely had to get it and read it. My husband picked it up first - real book - and so, my reading of it has been doubly postponed, but it is an engrossing tale.
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Eye opener
marissa h. - 5 years 5 months agoIt opened my eyes a bit to the trials of immigration.
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It was fine
Rowan P. - 6 years agoI was not as moved as the rest of the world seems to be. The writing itself was was fine and brings light on a serious subject that many of us have the privilege to be ignorant of, but honestly stick to nonfiction books about the subject. #bannedbook