American Dirt (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel [Paperback]

Jeanine Cummins'sAmerican Dirt, the #1New York Timesbestseller and Oprah Book Club pick that has sold over three million copies, is finally available in paperback.

Lydia lives in Acapulco. She has a son, Luca, the love of her life, and a wonderful husband who is a journalist. And while cracks are beginning to show in Acapulco because of the cartels, Lydias life is, by and large, fairly comfortable. But after her husbands tell-all profile of the newest drug lord is published, none of their lives will ever be the same.

Forced to flee, Lydia and Luca find themselves joining the countless people trying to reach the United States. Lydia soon sees that everyone is running from something. But what exactly are they running to?

#1New York TimesBestseller
OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK
#1 Indie Next Pick
Library Reads Pick

I devoured the novel in a dry-eyed adrenaline rush.... A profoundly moving reading experience.
The Washington Post

The story is masterfully composed of timeless elements: the nightmare logic of grief, the value of human kindness, the power of love to drive us to do the unimaginable&Cummins proves that fiction can be a vehicle for expanding our empathy.
Time

American Dirtjust gutted me, and I didnt just read this bookI inhabited it.... Everything about this book was so extraordinary. Its suspenseful, the language is beautiful, and the story really opened my heart. I highly recommend it, and you will not want to put it down. It is just a magnificent novel.
Oprah Winfrey

This novel is a heart-stopping story of survival, danger, and love&
The New York Times