Lydia 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, Lydia’s life is, by and large, fairly comfortable. But after her husband’s 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?
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A high-stakes survival thriller that follows a mother and her young son as they flee Mexico after a devastating cartel massacre. The novel begins with Lydia Quixano Pérez, a comfortable middle-class bookstore owner in Acapulco, and her eight-year-old son, Luca, hiding in a bathroom while members of the Los Jardineros drug cartel execute sixteen members of their family during a celebration. The primary target of the attack was Lydia's husband, Sebastián, an investigative journalist who had just published a bold exposé revealing the true identity of the cartel’s elusive kingpin.
In a cruel twist of irony, that very kingpin is Javier, a charming, cultured man who had frequently visited Lydia’s bookshop and developed a close, text-exchanging friendship with her over shared literary interests.
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G-NRIS™ identifies American Dirt primarily as Literary Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, and Drama. Its strongest themes include Migration and Refugees, Family and Parenthood, Survival and Resilience, Hope and Dreams, and Violence and Crime. Prominent narrative patterns include Journey/Quest, Parent and Child, Fish Out of Water, and Against the Odds.
Readers connected to this book most often reflect Psychological Moral Explorer reader archetypes. Their strongest shared genre interests include Historical Fiction, Thriller, Self-Help, and Literary Fiction. They are commonly drawn to themes such as gaming, technology, Seeking Dark Psychological Tension, and Exploring The Fractured Self.
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