Skip to content

American Dirt (Oprah's Book Club) : A Novel
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

American Dirt (Oprah's Book Club) : A Novel Hardcover - 2020

by Cummins, Jeanine

  • Used

Description

Flatiron Books. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
Used - Very Good
NZ$12.02
FREE Shipping to USA Standard delivery: 4 to 8 days
More Shipping Options
Ships from Better World Books (Indiana, United States)
The BIBLIO Guarantee | Ask Seller a Question

Details

  • Title American Dirt (Oprah's Book Club) : A Novel
  • Author Cummins, Jeanine
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 400
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Flatiron Books
  • Date 2020-01-21
  • Features Dust Cover
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 18642330-6
  • ISBN 9781250209764 / 1250209765
  • Weight 1.3 lbs (0.59 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.4 x 6.2 x 1.5 in (23.88 x 15.75 x 3.81 cm)
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: Hispanic
    • Ethnic Orientation: Latino
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
    • Topical: Family
  • Library of Congress subjects Mexico, Drug traffic
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2019036052
  • Dewey Decimal Code 813.6

About Better World Books Indiana, United States

Biblio member since 2005
Seller rating: This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.

Better World Books is the world's leading socially conscious online bookseller and has sold over 100 million books. Each sale generates funds for global literacy and education initiatives. We offer low prices, fast shipping, and have a 100% money back guarantee, if you are not completely satisfied.

Terms of Sale:

Better World Books wants every single one of its customers to be happy with their purchase. If you are not satisfied your purchase or simply find out that it was not the book you were looking for, please e-mail us at: help@betterworldbooks.com. We will get back to you as soon as possible with directions on how to return the book to our warehouse. Please keep in mind that because we deal mostly in used books, any extra components, such as CDs or access codes, are usually not included. CDs: If the book does include a CD, it will be noted in the book's description ("With CD!"). Otherwise, there is no CD included, even if the term is used in the book's title. Access Codes: Unless the book is described as "New," please assume that the book does *not* have an access code.

Browse books from Better World Books

Summary

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?

Media reviews

Citations

  • Booklist, 11/01/2019, Page 17
  • Kirkus Reviews, 11/01/2019, Page 0
  • Library Journal, 12/01/2019, Page 82
  • Library Journal Prepub Alert, 08/01/2019, Page 55
  • Publishers Weekly, 11/25/2019, Page 0
  • Shelf Awareness, 01/21/2020, Page 0

About the author

Jeanine Cummins is the author of the novels The Outside Boy and The Crooked Branch and the bestselling memoir A Rip in Heaven. She lives in New York with her husband and two children.

Hang on… we’re fetching the requested page.