American Dirt
Descriere
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.
Despre autor
Jeanine Cummins este o autoare americană de origine irlandeză și puertoricană. A scris cinci cărți: o carte de memorii intitulată „A Rip in Heaven” și patru romane: „The Outside Boy”, „The Crooked Branch”, „American Dirt” și „Speak to Me of Home”.
