{"product_id":"american-dirt-oprahs-book-club-9781250209764","title":"American Dirt (Oprah's Book Club)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eExtraordinary\u003c\/b\u003e.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eStephen King\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This book is not simply the great American novel; it's the great novel of \u003ci\u003elas Americas\u003c\/i\u003e. It's the great world novel  This is the international story of our times. Masterful.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Sandra Cisneros \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTambi n de este lado hay sue os. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn this side, too, there are dreams\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLydia Quixano P rez 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEven 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 \u003ci\u003ejefe\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eForced 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 \u003ci\u003ela bestia\u003c\/i\u003e--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 \u003ci\u003eel norte\u003c\/i\u003e, Lydia soon sees that everyone is running from something. But what exactly are they running to? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eAmerican Dirt\u003c\/i\u003e will leave readers utterly changed. It is a literary achievement filled with poignancy, drama, and humanity on every page. It is one of the most important books for our times. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlready being hailed as a \u003ci\u003eGrapes of Wrath\u003c\/i\u003e for our times and a new American classic, Jeanine Cummins's \u003ci\u003eAmerican Dirt\u003c\/i\u003e is a rare exploration into the inner hearts of people willing to sacrifice everything for a glimmer of hope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cummins, Jeanine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/21\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Flatiron Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250209764\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.20w x 1.50d","brand":"Jeanine Cummins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32748570280011,"sku":"9781250209764","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_0f342cb1-fa3a-4b63-8cd7-4c8174526702.jpg?v=1597771690","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/american-dirt-oprahs-book-club-9781250209764","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}