Jeanine Cummins Tierra Americana / American Dirt

SELECCIONADO PARA OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB "Si lo que buscan es una mejor vida, b squenla en otra parte. Este camino solo es para personas que no tienen otra opci n, que dejan violencia y miseria detr s. El viaje se volver m s peligroso de ahora en adelante. Todo ir en contra de sus prop sitos y los boicotear ". Lydia Quixano P rez vive en Acapulco, M xico, donde lleva su librer a. Tiene un hijo, Luca, el amor de su vida, y un maravilloso esposo que es periodista. Y aunque la vida en Acapulco comienza a agrietarse debido a los c rteles de la droga, su vida es confortable. Un d a llega un hombre a la librer a y compra cuatro libros, entre los que se encuentran dos de las obras favoritas de Lydia, que piensa que nunca va a vender. Javier es erudito, encantador, aunque Lydia no lo sabe, es el jefe del nuevo c rtel que se ha apoderado de la ciudad. Cuando se publica el revelador art culo sobre Javier que el esposo de Lydia escribe para el peri dico local, sus vidas cambiar n para siempre. Forzados a huir, Lydia y Luca, de ocho a os, pronto se encuentran a kil metros de su c moda existencia. Transformados instant neamente en migrantes, Lydia y Luca viajan en La Bestia, los trenes que se dirigen al norte hacia Estados Unidos, el nico lugar donde Javier no podr encontrarlos. Cuando se unen a las innumerables personas que intentan llegar al norte, Lydia pronto se da cuenta que todos huyen de algo. Pero hacia qu huyen exactamente? ENGLISH DESCRIPTION #1 New York Times Bestseller OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK "Extraordinary."―Stephen King "This book is not simply the great American novel; it's the great novel of las Americas. It's the great world novel This is the international story of our times. Masterful."―Sandra Cisneros Tambi n de este lado hay sue os. On this side, too, there are dreams. Lydia 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. 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? American Dirt 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. Already being hailed as a Grapes of Wrath for our times and a new American classic, Jeanine Cummins's American Dirt is a rare exploration into the inner hearts of people willing to sacrifice everything for a glimmer of hope.