Jeanine Cummins is the author of three previous books, the novels The Outside Boy and The Crooked Branch, and one true crime work, A Rip In Heaven. She lives in New York with her husband and two children. You can follow her on Twitter: @jeaninecummins.
Devastating and timely... its hard to imagine there will be a more
urgent or politically relevant novel this year
*Observer*
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
*Sandra Cisneros*
Heartstopping... doesn't let up... you will urge them on, fists
clenched
*The Times*
Stunning... remarkable... an account of love on the run that will
never lose steam
*Vogue*
This might be the first book many people read this year... it might
also be the best
*Irish Times*
Taut, tough, visceral, savage and exhilaratingly written
*i-Paper*
One hell of a novel about a good woman on the run with her
beautiful boy... I defy anyone to read the first seven pages of
this book and not finish it
AMERICAN DIRT transported me through genuine fear and had me
willing on every human being struggling to get to a better life.
Written with masterly restraint, it is a roaring human triumph
It's been a long time since I turned pages as fast as I did with
American Dirt. Its journey is a testament to the power of fear and
hope and belief that there are more good people than bad.
I devoured the novel in a dry-eyed adrenalin rush... profoundly
moving
*Washington Post*
From its heart-stopping first sentence to its heart-shattering
last, Cummins' story of immigrants is just what we need now
From the opening page your heart will be in your mouth You will
never want to put this story down, Jeanine Cummins has written a
novel of such moment, such danger and such compassion, it will
change your view of the world
Urgent and unforgettable, AMERICAN DIRT leaps the borders of the
page and demands attention, especially now
Riveting, timely, a dazzling accomplishment. Jeanine Cummins makes
us all live and breathe the refugee story. If a book can change
hearts and transform policies, this is the one
Both a moral compass and a riveting read
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