American Dirt (Oprah's Book Club)

<p><b>#1 <i>New York Times</i> Bestseller</b><br><b>OPRAH¿S BOOK CLUB PICK</b><br><br>¿<b>Extraordinary</b>.¿¿<b>Stephen King</b><br><br><b>¿This book is not simply the great American novel; it¿s the great novel of <i>las Americas</i>. It¿s the great world novel! This is the international story of our times. Masterful.¿¿Sandra Cisneros<br><br></b><b><i>Tambi¿de este lado hay sue¿os. </i></b><b>On this side too, there are dreams<i>.</i></b><br><br>Lydia Quixano P¿z 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.<br><br>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 favor