American Dirt

An extraordinary story of the lengths a mother will go to to save her son, AMERICAN DIRT has sold over a million copies worldwide. It`s time to read what you`ve been missing. Lydia Perez owns a bookshop in Acapulco, Mexico, and is married to a fearless journalist. Luca, their eight-year-old son, completes the picture. But it only takes a bullet to rip them apart. In a city in the grip of a drug cartel, friends become enemies overnight, and Lydia has no choice but to flee with Luca at her side. North for the border... whatever it takes to stay alive. The journey is dangerous - not only for them, but for those they encounter along the way. Who can be trusted? And what sacrifices is Lydia prepared to make.

O autoru

Jeanine Cummins uspješna je američka spisateljica. Rođena je u Španjolskoj, a većinu djetinjstva provela je u Gaithersburgu u Marylandu. U dobi od šesnaest godina, Jeanineina je obitelj doživjela veliku tragediju – u nasilnom zločinu smrtno su stradala njezina dva rođaka, a njezin je brat bio jedina preživjela žrtva napada. Upravo je taj zločin i utjecaj koji je imao na njezinu obitelj bio inspiracija za memoare Rip in Heaven (2004.) koji su postali veliki bestseler. U svojoj novoj knjizi Američka prašina, Jeanine problematizira tematiku meksičkih i srednjoameričkih migranata koji pokušavaju prijeći u SAD.