American Dirt (Oprah'S Book Club) Av Jeanine Cummins

Vivid, visceral, utterly compelling, American dirt is the first novel to explore the experience of attempting to illegally cross the US-Mexico border. Described as 'A Grapes of Wrath for our times' (Don Winslow) it is a story that will leave you utterly changed.<br/><br/>Yesterday, Lydia had a bookshop.<br/>Yesterday, Lydia was married to a journalist.<br/>Yesterday, she was with everyone she loved most in the world.<br/><br/>Today, her eight-year-old son Luca is all she has left.<br/><br/>For him, she will carry a machete strapped to her leg.<br/>For him, she will leap onto the roof of a high speed train.<br/>For him, she will find the strength to keep running.