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Zusatztext Devastating and timely... heartwrenching' Informationen zum Autor Jeanine Cummins Klappentext Lydia is thrust into the perils of the attempt to cross the US-Mexico border, determined to protect her eight-year-old son Luca who is all she has left. 'One hell of a novel' according to Stephen King. Vorwort A New York Times #1 Bestseller A Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller An Oprah's Bookclub Pick As featured on Open Book As featured on Saturday Review A BBC Radio 4 Book at Betime A Book to Look Out For in the Observer , Stylist , Sunday Times , Independent , Vogue , New York Times , Oprah magazine, and more A Barnes and Noble Bookclub Pick Zusammenfassung *NOW A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME* 'Breathtaking... I haven't been so entirely consumed by a book for years' Telegraph 'I'll never stop thinking about it' Ann Patchett FEAR KEEPS THEM RUNNING. HOPE KEEPS THEM ALIVE. Vivid, visceral, utterly compelling, AMERICAN DIRT is an unforgettable story of a mother and son's attempt to cross the US-Mexico border. Described as 'impossible to put down' (Saturday Review) and 'essential reading' (Tracy Chevalier), it is a story that will leave you utterly changed. Yesterday, Lydia had a bookshop. Yesterday, Lydia was married to a journalist. Yesterday, she was with everyone she loved most in the world. Today, her eight-year-old son Luca is all she has left. For him, she will carry a machete strapped to her leg. For him, she will leap onto the roof of a high speed train. For him, she will find the strength to keep running.
