Jeanine Cummins s American Dirt the #1 New York Times bestseller and Oprah Book Club pick that has sold over two million copies 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 Lydia s life is by and large fairly comfortable. But after her husband s 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? Author: Jeanine Cummins Publisher: Flatiron Books Published: 01/21/2020 Pages: 400 Binding Type: Hardcover Weight: 1.30lbs Size: 9.40h x 6.20w x 1.50d ISBN: 9781250209764 Review Citation(s): Library Journal Prepub Alert 08/01/2019 pg. 55 Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2019 Booklist 11/01/2019 pg. 17 Library Journal 12/01/2019 pg. 82 Publishers Weekly 11/25/2019 Shelf Awareness 01/21/2020 About the Author Jeanine Cummins is the author of the novels The Outside Boy and The Crooked Branch and the bestselling memoir A Rip in Heaven. She lives in New York with her husband and two children.