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American Dirt
5 recommendations

American Dirt

A Novel

by Jeanine Cummins

Recommended by 4 notable people, including Oprah Winfrey and Joe Hill

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Recommended by 5 sources and appears in About Mexico, Most Recommended Books, and Thriller & Suspense.

También de este lado hay sueños. On this side, too, there are dreams.Lydia Quixano Pérez 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,...

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Recommended by 5 sources and appears in About Mexico, Most Recommended Books, and Thriller & Suspense.

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Jonny Geller

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Joe Hill

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80%
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Bryony Gordon

Recommended this book

80%

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