New York, NY: Flatiron Books, 2019. Book. As New. Soft cover. Later Printing. French flaps format; minor wear; otherwise a solid, clean, unread copy; a very good reading copy.

Synopsis

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?

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Bookseller: Hourglass Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 019821
Title: American Dirt: A Novel
Author: Cummins, Jeanine
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: New As New
Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued
Edition: Later Printing
ISBN 10: 1250754089
ISBN 13: 9781250754080
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Place of Publication: New York, NY
Date Published: 2019
Keywords: American Fiction

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Reading Copy: Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
Flap(s): The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...