American
Dirt (Oprah's Book Club)
by Jeanine Cummins
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#1
New York Times Bestseller
OPRAH’S
BOOK CLUB PICK
“Extraordinary.”
—Stephen
King
“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.”
—Sandra
Cisneros
También
de este lado hay sueños. On this side, too, there are dreams.
Lydia Quixano Pérez 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
a few 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. It is a literary achievement filled with poignancy,
drama, and humanity on every page. It is one of the most important books for
our times.
Already being hailed as "a
Grapes of Wrath for our times" and "a new American classic,"
Jeanine Cummins's American Dirt is a rare exploration into the inner hearts of
people willing to sacrifice everything for a glimmer of hope.
Review
Editors’
Choice from The New York Times Book Review
#1
Indie Next Pick for February
January
2020 Library Reads Pick
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New York Times Book Review
“American Dirt just gutted me,
and I didn’t just read this book―I inhabited it….Everything about this book was
so extraordinary. It’s suspenseful, the language is beautiful, and the story
really opened my heart. I highly recommend it, and you will not want to put it
down. It is just a magnificent novel.”
―Oprah
“American Dirt is a literary
novel with nuanced character development and arresting language; yet, its
narrative hurtles forward with the intensity of a suspense tale. Its most
profound achievement, though, is something I never could’ve been told…American
Dirt is the novel that, for me, nails what it’s like to live in this age of
anxiety, where it feels like anything can happen, at any moment.”
―Maureen
Corrigan, NPR’s Fresh Air
“This tense, illuminating novel
takes off like a rocket…”
―People
(Book of the Week)
“This novel is a heart-stopping
story of survival, danger, and love…”
―The
New York Times
“I devoured the novel in a
dry-eyed adrenaline rush….A profoundly moving reading experience.”
―The
Washington Post
“A heart-pounding,
page-turning, can’t-put-it-down, stay-up-till-3 a.m., adrenaline-pumping
story…that examines, with sensitivity, care, and complexity of thought,
immense, soul-obliterating trauma and its aftermath.”
―Los
Angeles Times
“The story is masterfully
composed of timeless elements: the nightmare logic of grief, the value of human
kindness, the power of love to drive us to do the unimaginable…Cummins proves
that fiction can be a vehicle for expanding our empathy.”
―Time
“Destined to be a classic.”
―Woman’s
Day
“Heartfelt and hopeful,
American Dirt is a novel for our times. Thrilling, epic, and unforgettable….”
―Esquire
“Stunning…remarkable….A novel
as of the zeitgeist as any, American Dirt is also an account of love on the run
that will never lose steam.”
―Vogue
“This one will tug at your
heartstrings.”
―Marie
Claire
“The very best novel I’ve read
about immigrants (and the best novel I’ve read over the past year)….American
Dirt is being compared to The Grapes of Wrath, and the comparison is apt.”
―San
Francisco Chronicle
“Pulse-pounding.”
―Chicago
Tribune
"As literature, American
Dirt is modern realism at its finest: a tale of moral challenge in the spirit
of Theodore Dreiser wrapped inside a big-hearted social epic like The Grapes of
Wrath. American Dirt is going to be the defining book of 2020.”
―New
York Journal of Books
“Propulsive.”
―Elle
“I strive to write page-turners
because I love to read them, and it’s been a long time since I turned pages as
fast as I did with American Dirt. Its plot is tight, smart, and unpredictable.
Its message is important and timely, but not political. Its characters are
violent, compassionate, sadistic, fragile, and heroic. It is rich in
authenticity. Its journey is a testament to the power of fear and hope and
belief that there are more good people than bad.”
―John
Grisham
“American Dirt is both a moral
compass and a riveting read. I couldn’t put it down. I’ll never stop thinking
about it.”
―Ann
Patchett, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Dutch House and
Commonwealth
“Why do we read fiction? By
immersing ourselves in the lives of fictional characters we gain emotional
depth, breadth, and empathy. We become more human. I have never felt more
changed―or challenged―by a book than I have by American Dirt. It’s truly a
revelation.”
―Elin
Hilderbrand, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Summer of ’69
“Relevant, powerful,
extraordinary. It is a remarkable combination of joy and terror, infused always
with the restorative power of a mother's love and the endless human capacity
for hope. I hope everyone reads it and is as moved by it as I was.”
―Kristin
Hannah, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Nightingale and The Great
Alone
“Riveting, timely, a dazzling
accomplishment. Jeanine Cummins makes us all LIVE and BREATHE the refugee
story.”
―Julia
Alvarez, author of In the Time of the Butterflies
“American Dirt is an
extraordinary piece of work, a perfect balancing act with terror on one side
and love on the other. I defy anyone to read the first seven pages of this book
and not finish it. The prose is immaculate, and the story never lets up. This
book will be an important voice in the discussion about immigration and los
migrantes; it certainly puts the lie to the idea that we are being besieged by
‘bad hombres.’ On a micro scale―the story scale, where I like to live―it’s one
hell of a novel about a good woman on the run with her beautiful boy. It’s
marvelous.”
―Stephen
King
“From its heart-stopping first
sentence to its heart-shattering last, Cummins’s story of immigrants is just
what we need now. Gritty yet sensitive, realistic yet hopeful, grand and
granular, American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins is a Grapes of Wrathfor our times.”
―Don
Winslow, author of the New York Times bestseller The Border
“The most gripping thriller
you’ll read this side of Marathon Man. This thing goes harder than a Lee Child
novel and the writing sings. Deserves to be a Gone Girl-level hit.”
―Joe
Hill, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Fireman and Heart-Shaped Box
“Jeanine Cummins writes with
such grace, compassion, and precision that I could not stop reading.”
―Erika
Sánchez, author of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
“This is a book that’s both
hard to read and hard to put down and will no doubt spark a lot of
conversation.”
―Real
Simple
“Time to sink into American
Dirt.”
―Entertainment
Weekly
“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.”
―Sandra
Cisneros, author of The House on Mango Street
“American Dirt is an urgent,
blistering, unforgettable book. In her portrayal of Lydia and Luca, a mother
and son forced to leave their Mexican home, Jeanine Cummins has given face to
migrants everywhere who flee violence and near-certain death in search of only
one thing: a chance at life. Beautifully written, thrilling in its propulsive
force, American Dirt is a new American classic.”
―Tara
Conklin, author of the New York Times bestseller The Last Romantics
“The story of the migrant is
the story of our times, and Jeanine Cummins is a worthy chronicler. At once
intimate and epic, American Dirt is an exhilarating and beautiful book about
parental love and human hope.”
―Rumaan
Alam, author of That Kind of Mother and Rich and Pretty
“Urgent and unforgettable,
American Dirt leaps the borders of the page and demands attention, especially
now.”
―Sarah
Blake, author of the New York Times bestsellers The Postmistress and The Guest
Book
“A powerful, moving, and
unforgettable read.”
―Reyna
Grande, author of The Distance Between Us
“This tough, powerful novel is
an eye opener. It made me understand better why someone would give up the home
they know and love to survive, and the grit required to cross that border. It
is essential reading for our time.”
―Tracy
Chevalier, bestselling author of Girl With a Pearl Earring
“This extraordinary novel about
unbreakable determination will move the reader to the core.”
―Publishers
Weekly (starred review)
“Lydia and Luca are utterly
believable characters, and their breathtaking journey moves with the velocity
and power of one of those freight trains. Intensely suspenseful and deeply
humane, this novel makes migrants seeking to cross the southern U.S. border
indelibly individual.”
―Kirkus
Reviews (starred review)
“American Dirt may be the
don’t-miss book of 2020.”
―Booklist
(starred review)
“Cummins is a skilled and
empathetic chronicler of trauma and its aftermath…American Dirt is an immersive
story, fueled by the elemental love of a mother for her son.”
―Minnesota
Star Tribune
“This gripping story of a
mother and son on Mexico’s migrant trail combines humane intentions with
propulsive, action-movie execution.”
―The
Guardian
“This is a book everyone should
read.”
―Woman
& Home
“This powerful new novel
promises readers a ride they’ll never forget.”
―She
Reads
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File Size :
4878 KB
Print Length : 387 pages
Publisher :
Flatiron Books (January 21, 2020)
Publication Date : January 21, 2020
Sold by : Amazon.com Services
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Language : English
ASIN : B07QQLCZY1
