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American Dirt

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21st January 2020

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Selected: Audiobook Downloadable / ISBN-13: 9781472261373

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‘I couldn’t put it down. I’ll never stop thinking about it’ Ann Patchett
‘One hell of a novel about a good woman on the run with her beautiful boy’ Stephen King

FEAR KEEPS THEM RUNNING. HOPE KEEPS THEM ALIVE.

Vivid, visceral, utterly compelling, AMERICAN DIRT is the first novel to explore the experience of attempting to illegally cross the US-Mexico border. Described as ‘A Grapes of Wrath for our times’ (Don Winslow) it is a story that will leave you utterly changed.

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.

(P)2020 Macmillan Audio

Reviews

Stephen King
One hell of a novel about a good woman on the run with her beautiful boy... I defy anyone to read the first seven pages of this book and not finish it
Sarah Blake
Urgent and unforgettable, AMERICAN DIRT leaps the borders of the page and demands attention, especially now
Don Winslow
From its heart-stopping first sentence to its heart-shattering last, Cummins' story of immigrants is just what we need now
Julia Alvarez
Riveting, timely, a dazzling accomplishment. Jeanine Cummins makes us all live and breathe the refugee story. If a book can change hearts and transform policies, this is the one
John Grisham
It's been a long time since I turned pages as fast as I did with American Dirt. Its journey is a testament to the power of fear and hope and belief that there are more good people than bad.
The Times
Heartstopping... doesn't let up... you will urge them on, fists clenched
Kirsty Wark
From the opening page your heart will be in your mouth You will never want to put this story down, Jeanine Cummins has written a novel of such moment, such danger and such compassion, it will change your view of the world
Laline Paull
AMERICAN DIRT transported me through genuine fear and had me willing on every human being struggling to get to a better life. Written with masterly restraint, it is a roaring human triumph
Sandra Cisneros
This book is not simply the great American novel; it's the great novel of las Americas. It's the great world novel! This is the international story of our times. Masterful
Ann Patchett
Both a moral compass and a riveting read
Washington Post
I devoured the novel in a dry-eyed adrenalin rush... profoundly moving
i-Paper
Taut, tough, visceral, savage and exhilaratingly written
Vogue
Stunning... remarkable... an account of love on the run that will never lose steam
Observer
Devastating and timely... its hard to imagine there will be a more urgent or politically relevant novel this year
Irish Times
This might be the first book many people read this year... it might also be the best