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American dirt

Cummins, Jeanine2021
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An Instant New York Times #1 BestsellerAn Instant Sunday Times Top Ten BestsellerOver 750,000 copies sold globallyAn Oprah's Book Club PickA BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime 'Heartstopping... doesn't let up... you will urge them on, fists clenched' The TimesAn extraordinary story of the lengths a mother will go to to save her son, AMERICAN DIRT has sold over 2 million copies worldwide. It's time to read what you've been missing.Lydia Perez owns a bookshop in Acapulco, Mexico, and is married to a fearless journalist. Luca, their eight-year-old son, completes the picture. But it only takes a bullet to rip them apart.In a city in the grip of a drug cartel, friends become enemies overnight, and Lydia has no choice but to flee with Luca at her side. North for the border... whatever it takes to stay alive. The journey is dangerous - not only for them, but for those they encounter along the way. Who can be trusted? And what sacrifices is Lydia prepared to make?*An Instant New York Times #1 Bestseller 2020**An Instant Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller 2020**Over 2 million copies sold globally**A Richard and Judy Bookclub Pick**An Oprah's Book Club Pick**A BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime*
Main title:
American dirt / Jeanine Cummins.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Tinder Press, 2021.
Collation:
457 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2020.Originally published: New York: Flatiron Books, 2020.
ISBN:
9781472261403 (pbk)
Dewey class:
813.6FICTIONFFIC
LC class:
PS3603.U663
Language:
English
BRN:
3049700
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