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American Dirt
2020
First Published
4.36
Average Rating
480
Number of Pages

Jeanine Cummins' American Dirt, the #1 New York Times bestseller and Oprah Book Club pick that has sold over two 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?

Avg Rating
4.36
Number of Ratings
677,962
5 STARS
53%
4 STARS
34%
3 STARS
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2 STARS
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1 STARS
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Author

Jeanine Cummins
Jeanine Cummins
Author · 7 books
Jeanine Cummins is the author of four books: the bestselling memoir A Rip in Heaven, and the novels The Outside Boy, The Crooked Branch, and American Dirt. She lives in New York with her husband and two children.
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