American Dirt | Jeanine Cummins

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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.