American Dirt

American Dirt

First US edition

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Publisher's Synopsis

"También de este lado hay sueños. Lydia Quixano Perez 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 four 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 mid

Book information

ISBN: 9781250209764
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Imprint: Flatiron Books
Pub date:
Edition: First US edition
DEWEY: 813.6
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 386
Weight: 600g
Height: 166mm
Width: 243mm
Spine width: 37mm