Bøger af Jeanine Cummins

Jeanine Cummins''s American Dirt, the #1 New York Times bestseller and Oprah Book Club pick that has sold over two million copiesLydia 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, LydiaΓÇÖs life is, by and large, fairly comfortable. But after her husbandΓÇÖs 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?

A devastating true crime account of a murder that touched her own family, from the author of AMERICAN DIRT

Fear keeps them running. Hope keeps them alive. 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. - 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. The afternoon of her niece's fifteenth birthday party, all Lydia's worst nightmares come true. As she and her son Luca cower in a bathroom shower stall, the rest of her family is gunned down by members of Acapulco's most notorious drug cartel, to make an example of her journalist husband. Lydia's survival instincts kick in immediately, and before the bodies of her family have cooled on the patio, she and Luca are fleeing for their lives. Such is the reach of the cartels, with roadblocks on every highway and the police in their pay, that Lydia quickly realises two things: that they must cross the US/Mexico border as quickly as possible, and that they cannot risk travelling by road. For Lydia and Luca, the most dangerous route is the only route - riding illegally atop the freight trains, known as la bestia, hidden amongst the thousands of migrants who will risk everything in the desperate hope of a new start in the United States. American Dirt is the most heartstopping story of a mother and son on the run since Emma Donoghue's Room, a novel that brings an unforgettably human face to the story of the Mexico/US Border.

From the acclaimed author of AMERICAN DIRT comes the deeply moving story of two mothers from two very different times

A poignant, coming of age novel about an Irish gypsy boy's childhood in the 1950's from the author of AMERICAN DIRT.

"Lydia Quixano Perez 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 ... 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 four 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"--

A poignant, coming of age novel about an Irish gypsy boy's childhood in the 1950's from the national bestselling author of A Rip in Heaven and American Dirt.Ireland, 1959: Young Christopher Hurley is a tinker, a Pavee gypsy, who roams with his father and extended family from town to town, carrying all their worldly possessions in their wagons. Christy carries with him a burden of guilt as well, haunted by the story of his mother's death in childbirth.The wandering life is the only one Christy has ever known, but when his grandfather dies, everything changes. His father decides to settle briefly, in a town, where Christy and his cousin can receive proper schooling and prepare for their first communions. But still, always, they are treated as outsiders.As Christy struggles to find his way amid the more conventional lives of his new classmates, he starts to question who he is and where he belongs. But then the discovery of an old newspaper photograph, and a long-buried secret from his mother's mysterious past, changes his life forever....

#1 New York Times Bestseller OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK"e;Extraordinary."e;-Stephen King"e;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."e;-Sandra CisnerosTambien de este lado hay suenos. On this side too, there are dreams.Lydia Quixano Perez 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 listeners utterly changed. It is a literary achievement filled with poignancy, drama, and humanity. It is one of the most important books for our times.Already being hailed as "e;a Grapes of Wrath for our times"e; and "e;a new American classic,"e; Jeanine Cummins's American Dirt is a rare exploration into the inner hearts of people willing to sacrifice everything for a glimmer of hope."e;Narrator Yareli Arizmendi illuminates the humanity and individuality of Latin American migrants as they flee toward refuge in the North..The account of Lydia and Luca's travails, including terrifying rides atop Mexico's freight trains, is utterly compelling. But it is Arizmendi's voicing of Lydia, so full of fierce tenderness, that will stay with listeners after the story's close."e;-AudioFile Magazine

Årets store amerikanske læseoplevelse.Lydia driver en boghandel i den mexicanske by Acapulco. En dag kommer en mand ind og køber to af hendes favoritbøger. Hvad Lydia ikke ved, er, at han også er leder af et narkokartel, at hendes egen mand er ved at skrive en større artikel om netop ham og de konsekvenser mødet får for Lydia og hendes familie. Jordens salt er en bog, du aldrig glemmer. En besættende, tankevækkende og vigtig historie om en mor og hendes søn. Lydia har altid været en passioneret bogelsker. Hendes yndlingsbøger gennem tiden står på hylderne i hendes butik, selvom hun godt ved, at der kun sjældent er nogen, der køber dem. Men en dag kommer en kunde hen til disken med hele to af hendes favoritbøger. Javier. Han er charmerende og interessant. Han bliver en ven, hun kan tale med om litteratur og livet. Hvad Lydia ikke ved, er, at han også er leder af et narkokartel, og at hendes egen mand er ved at skrive en større artikel om netop ham. Det kommer til at få voldsomme konsekvenser for Lydia og hendes familie. Mor og søn må flygte fra deres komfortable liv og rejse mod nord. En rejse, de deler med en strøm af andre migranter, der drager mod det forjættede land USA, på flugt fra nogen eller noget. "Historien er mesterligt komponeret af tidløse elementer: sorgens mareridtsagtige logik, værdien af medmenneskelighed og den kærlighed, der kan drive os til det, der ellers var utænkeligt. Jeanine Cummins beviser, at fiktion kan være bevidsthedsudvidende og gøre os til bedre mennesker." Time Jeanine Cummins er født i Spanien og vokset op i Maryland i USA. Hendes første bog A Rip in Heaven udkom i 2004 og er et memoir baseret på hendes egen families tragiske historie. Jordens salt er hendes fjerde bog. Hun bor i dag i New York med sin familie.