{"product_id":"american-dirt","title":"American Dirt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor :Jeanine Cummins\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎ Tinder Press\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublication date ‏ : ‎ 18 February 2021\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎ English\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrint length ‏ : ‎ 480 pages\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1472261402\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9781472261403\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eItem Weight ‏ : ‎ 400 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eAmerican Dirt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e by \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"17\"\u003eJeanine Cummins\u003c\/b\u003e is a high-stakes, controversial, and emotionally charged novel that follows the harrowing journey of Lydia Quixano Pérez and her eight-year-old son, Luca. After their entire family is murdered by a drug cartel in Acapulco, Mexico, they are forced to flee, transforming from middle-class bookstore owners into undocumented migrants traveling north toward the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003eThe book is paced like a thriller but aims to put a human face on the migrant experience, detailing the physical and psychological toll of the \"migrant trail.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eJeanine Cummins is an American author who spent years researching the border and the stories of migrants before publishing this novel in 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Controversy:\u003c\/b\u003e Upon release, the book became a lightning rod for debate regarding \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"84\"\u003ecultural appropriation\u003c\/b\u003e. Critics questioned whether a non-Mexican author should be the one to tell this specific story, leading to a wider conversation in the publishing industry about \"own voices\" and authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Success:\u003c\/b\u003e Despite the backlash, the book was an Oprah’s Book Club pick and a massive bestseller, praised by many (including Stephen King and Sandra Cisneros) for its visceral storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Tinder Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51211730649386,"sku":"VASY-1472261402","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0693\/1218\/4618\/files\/51fj_WU3LoL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp.webp?v=1772686924","url":"https:\/\/crazyshelf.com\/products\/american-dirt","provider":"Crazyshelf.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}