Jeanine Cummins

Der Nummer-1-Bestseller der New York Times-Bestsellerliste: Eine Mutter und ihr Kind auf einer atemlosen Flucht durch ein Land, das von Gewalt und Korruption regiert wird Gestern besaß sie noch einen wunderbaren Buchladen. Gestern war sie glücklich mit ihrem Mann, einem Journalisten. Gestern waren alle, die sie am meisten liebte, noch da. Heute ist ihr achtjähriger Sohn Luca alles, was ihr noch geblieben ist. Für ihn bewaffnet sie sich mit einer Machete. Für ihn springt sie auf den Wagen eines Hochgeschwindigkeitszugs. Aber findet sie für ihn die Kraft, immer weiter zu rennen? Furchtlos und verzweifelt, erschöpft und jede Sekunde wachsam. Lydias gesamte Verwandtschaft wird von einem Drogenkartell ermordet. Nur Lydia und ihr kleiner Sohn Luca überleben das Blutbad und fliehen in Richtung Norden. Sie kämpfen um ihr Leben.

American Dirt

Offers a candid, intimate memoir of the horrific repercussions of a shocking crime on one family, beginning with a nightmarish assault on the author's two cousins and brother, who managed to escape to flag down help, and following the family's odyssey through a world of betrayal, heartbreak, disillusionment, and suffering. Original.

A Memoir of Murder and Its Aftermath

A Rip in Heaven

Christy Hurley, a young gypsy in 1950s Ireland, is treated as an outsider after his father tries to settle in a single town and the boy finds himself questioning who he is and where he belongs after discovering a family secret. Original.

The Outside Boy

Majella, exhausted after the birth of her daughter, returns to her childhood home in Queens and finds the diary of her ancestor Ginny, a diary that contains information about a murder in her family.

The Crooked Branch

Wie omkijkt

Amerikansk jord är en bok du aldrig glömmer. En skrämmande aktuell och fullständigt uppslukande roman om en mor och en son på flykt – från Acapulco i Mexiko mot tryggheten i USA. Nyss var ledaren för knarkkartellen Los Jardineros en omtyckt kund i Lydias bokhandel. Nu har han visat sitt rätta ansikte. Som hämnd för ett avslöjande reportage har hans män dödat hennes journalistmake och ytterligare 15 familjemedlemmar. Endast Lydia och den åttaåriga sonen Luca undkommer. De flyr, först på måfå, sedan norrut. På vägen möter de barmhärtighet och medmänsklighet men också livshotande faror. Amerikansk jord är en oavbrutet spännande roman om hur långt vi är villiga att gå för att rädda dem vi älskar. ”Jag kan inte minnas när jag läste något så andlöst spännande, med så många oförglömliga personer, skrivet med en sådan inlevelse och kärlek.” Expressen ”Amerikansk jord är helt enkelt en briljant nervpärs, en modern Vredens druvor korsat med Inte utan min dotter. /.../ Det var länge sedan jag läste något så uppslukande.” M-Magasin "... en litterär koffeinkick. /.../ Otroligt gripande om flykt. Väldigt, väldigt filmisk. Går inte att lägga ifrån sig. En väldigt bra bok! /.../ Läs boken, ta del av debatten sedan!" Jenny Lindh, TV 4 Nyhetsmorgon ”Amerikansk jord är boken som är smått omöjlig att lägga ifrån dig medan du läser och sedan omöjlig att glömma och sluta tänka på när den är slut. /.../ Det här är läsning som är läskig, gripande och sjukt spännande. Jag förväntar mig att det blir en av årets stora boksnackisar.” Blekinge Läns Tidningar "Amerikansk jord blir på samma gång en skrämmande inblick i det omänskliga lidande som knarket får med sig men också den gemenskap och generositet som människor kan visa i utsatta situationer. En bladvändare och en roman som lever kvar i minnet." Nerikes Allehanda ”Cummins berättelse är otroligt spännande och välskriven.” Karlstads Tidningen ”Amerikansk jord är den där typen av bok där man som läsare kommer på sig med att inte ha andats på 462 sidor. Den thrillerartade handlingen berättas i ett rasande tempo. /.../ Amerikansk jord är en berättelse om mod och medmänsklighet i flyktingleden och på härbärgena längs vägen, men också om ett Mexico sönderslitet av droghandel och dominerat av korruption och kriminella nätverk.” Alingsås Tidning

Amerikansk jord

Dici Acapulco e pensi a spiagge di sabbia finissima, mare cristallino e palme accarezzate dalla brezza. Ma oggi la perla del Pacifico è molto diversa dall’immagine da cartolina usata per attirare i turisti. Il narcotraffico si è insinuato in città e gli omicidi sono all’ordine del giorno. Ad Acapulco vive Lydia, che si divide tra il lavoro in libreria e la famiglia costruita con il marito Sebastián, giornalista, e il figlioletto Luca, otto anni e un’intelligenza fuori dal comune. Quello che Lydia non si aspetta è che la sua esistenza venga sconvolta da un giorno all’altro, quando un commando di uomini armati irrompe alla festa di compleanno della nipote e stermina tutti i suoi cari. Nascosti in bagno, solo Lydia e Luca si salvano dalla carneficina, e per loro inizia una fuga estenuante. Rimanere in Messico equivale a morte certa, ma per non farsi rintracciare dal boss che ha ordinato il massacro bisogna evitare le strade più battute e i normali mezzi di trasporto. Così, a madre e figlio non resta altro da fare che prendere la via dei migranti: le centinaia di famiglie che ogni giorno fuggono dai paesi dell’America centrale, devastati dalle bande criminali, e attraversano il Messico nella speranza di raggiungere il confine con gli Stati Uniti. Questo significa anche salire sulla Bestia, il treno merci su cui i migranti si arrampicano al volo rischiando di finire stritolati. Mentre tentano di saltare a bordo, Lydia e Luca incontrano due sorelle, Soledad e Rebeca, scappate dall’Honduras, e i quattro iniziano a viaggiare insieme. Affronteranno la difficile traversata del deserto, conosceranno altri migranti, disposti ad aiutarli o pronti ad approfittarsi di loro, e cercheranno di conservare la propria umanità in un’esperienza che di umano ha ben poco. Ma è davvero possibile raggiungere il confine? I sicari li troveranno? E cosa ha scatenato la furia del boss che li vuole morti?

Il sale della terra

Speak To Me of Home 

Americká zem

The acclaimed author of American Dirt reveals the devastating effects of a shocking tragedy in this landmark true crime book—the first ever to look intimately at the experiences of both the victims and their families. A Rip in Heaven is Jeanine Cummins’ story of a night in April, 1991, when her two cousins Julie and Robin Kerry, and her brother, Tom, were assaulted on the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge, which spans the Mississippi River just outside of St. Louis. When, after a harrowing ordeal, Tom managed to escape the attackers and flag down help, he thought the nightmare would soon be over. He couldn’t have been more wrong. Tom, his sister Jeanine, and their entire family were just at the beginning of a horrific odyssey through the aftermath of a violent crime, a world of shocking betrayal, endless heartbreak, and utter disillusionment. It was a trial by fire from which no family member would emerge unscathed.

A Memoir of Murder And Its Aftermath

American dirt

Dici Acapulco e pensi a spiagge di sabbia finissima, mare cristallino e palme accarezzate dalla brezza. Ma oggi la perla del Pacifico è molto diversa dall'immagine da cartolina usata per attirare i turisti. Il narcotraffico si è insinuato in città e gli omicidi sono all'ordine del giorno. Ad Acapulco vive Lydia, che si divide tra il lavoro in libreria e la famiglia costruita con il marito Sebastián, giornalista, e il figlioletto Luca, otto anni e un'intelligenza fuori dal comune. Quello che Lydia non si aspetta è che la sua esistenza venga sconvolta da un giorno all'altro, quando un commando di uomini armati irrompe alla festa di compleanno della nipote e stermina tutti i suoi cari. Nascosti in bagno, solo Lydia e Luca si salvano dalla carneficina, e per loro inizia una fuga estenuante. Rimanere in Messico equivale a morte certa, ma per non farsi rintracciare dal boss che ha ordinato il massacro bisogna evitare le strade più battute e i normali mezzi di trasporto. Così, a madre e figlio non resta altro da fare che prendere la via dei migranti: le centinaia di famiglie che ogni giorno fuggono dai paesi dell'America centrale, devastati dalle bande criminali, e attraversano il Messico nella speranza di raggiungere il confine con gli Stati Uniti. Questo significa anche salire sulla Bestia, il treno merci su cui i migranti si arrampicano al volo rischiando di finire stritolati. Mentre tentano di saltare a bordo, Lydia e Luca incontrano due sorelle, Soledad e Rebeca, scappate dall'Honduras, e i quattro iniziano a viaggiare insieme. Affronteranno la difficile traversata del deserto, conosceranno altri migranti, disposti ad aiutarli o pronti ad approfittarsi di loro, e cercheranno di conservare la propria umanità in un'esperienza che di umano ha ben poco. Ma è davvero possibile raggiungere il confine? I sicari li troveranno? E cosa ha scatenato la furia del boss che li vuole morti?

Il Sale Della Terra

SELECCIONADO PARA OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB Si lo que buscan es una mejor vida, búsquenla en otra parte. Este camino solo es para personas que no tienen otra opción, que dejan violencia y miseria detrás. El viaje se volverá más peligroso de ahora en adelante. Todo irá en contra de sus propósitos y los boicoteará. Lydia Quixano Pérez vive en Acapulco, México, donde lleva su librería. Tiene un hijo, Luca, el amor de su vida, y un maravilloso esposo que es periodista. Y aunque la vida en Acapulco comienza a agrietarse debido a los cárteles de la droga, su vida es confortable. Un día llega un hombre a la librería y compra cuatro libros, entre los que se encuentran dos de las obras favoritas de Lydia, que piensa que nunca va a vender. Javier es erudito, encantador, aunque Lydia no lo sabe, es el jefe del nuevo cártel que se ha apoderado de la ciudad. Cuando se publica el revelador artículo sobre Javier que el esposo de Lydia escribe para el periódico local, sus vidas cambiarán para siempre. Forzados a huir, Lydia y Luca, de ocho años, pronto se encuentran a kilómetros de su cómoda existencia. Transformados instantáneamente en migrantes, Lydia y Luca viajan en La Bestia, los trenes que se dirigen al norte hacia Estados Unidos, el único lugar donde Javier no podrá encontrarlos. Cuando se unen a las innumerables personas que intentan llegar al norte, Lydia pronto se da cuenta que todos huyen de algo. ¿Pero hacia qué huyen exactamente?

Tierra americana

Download a free excerpt from Jeanine Cummins's American Dirt! También de este lado hay sueños. On this side too, there are dreams. Already being hailed as "a Grapes of Wrath for our times" and "a new American classic", American Dirt is a rare exploration into the inner hearts of people willing to sacrifice everything for a glimmer of hope. If it’s only a better life you seek, seek it elsewhere...This path is only for people who have no choice, no other option, only violence and misery behind you. And your journey will grow even more treacherous from here. Everything is working against you. —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. 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 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. 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 readers utterly changed when they finish reading it. It is a page-turner, it is a literary achievement, it is filled with poignancy, drama, and humanity on every page. It is one of the most important books for our times.

American Dirt: Chapter Sampler

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From the national bestselling author of American Dirt and A Rip in Heaven comes the deeply moving story of two mothers from two very different times. After the birth of her daughter Emma, the usually resilient Majella finds herself feeling isolated and exhausted. Then, at her childhood home in Queens, Majella discovers the diary of her maternal ancestor Ginny—and is shocked to read a story of murder in her family history. With the famine upon her, Ginny Doyle fled from Ireland to America, but not all of her family made it. What happened during those harrowing years, and why does Ginny call herself a killer? Is Majella genetically fated to be a bad mother, despite the fierce tenderness she feels for her baby? Determined to uncover the truth of her heritage and her own identity, Majella sets out to explore Ginny’s past—and discovers surprising truths about her family and ultimately, herself.

A Novel

El polémico número 1 del New York Times « Reto a cualquiera a leer las primeras siete páginas de este libro y no terminarlo. » Stephen King «Una historia desgarradora sobre la supervivencia, el peligro y el amor.» The New York Times «Una novela que dispara el corazón del lector y también su adrenalina, le hace devorar sus páginas y le mantiene en vela hasta las tres de la madrugada.» Los Ángeles Times Lydia Quijano Pérez vive en Acapulco, México, donde regenta una librería. Tiene un hijo de ocho años, Luca, el amor de su vida, y un maravilloso esposo que es periodista. Y aunque la situación en Acapulco comienza a agrietarse debido a los cárteles de la droga, Lydia lleva una vida confortable. Un día llega un hombre a la librería y compra cuatro libros, entre los que se encuentran dos de las obras favoritas de Lydia, que pensaba que nunca se iban a vender. Javier es erudito y encantador. Lo que Lydia no sabe es que es también el jefe del nuevo cártel que se ha apoderado de la ciudad. Cuando el esposo de Lydia publica un revelador artículo sobre Javier en el periódico local, la vida de Lydia y su familia cambiará para siempre. Forzados a huir y convertidos en migrantes, Lydia y Luca pronto se encuentran a kilómetros de su cómoda existencia. Viajan en La Bestia, nombre con el que se conocen los trenes que se dirigen hacia Estados Unidos, el único lugar donde Javier no podrá encontrarlos. Cuando se unen a las innumerables personas que intentan llegar al norte, Lydia se da cuenta de que todos huyen de algo. Pero ¿hacia qué huyen exactamente? La crítica ha dicho: «Una obra extraordinaria, con el perfecto equilibrio entre, por un lado, el terror, y por otro, el amor. Reto a cualquiera a leer las primeras siete páginas de este libro y no terminarlo.» Stephen King «Desde la primera e impactante frase, hasta la última y desgarradora que cierra el libro, la historia de Cummins sobre la inmigración, es exactamente lo que necesitamos ahora mismo. Cruda pero sensible, realista pero esperanzadora, amplia pero detallista, Tierra americana de Jeannine Cummis es Las uvas de la ira de nuestra época.» Don Winslow «Un lenguaje hermoso y directo para contarnos cómo la emigración a lugares más seguros no es un tema político sino humano. Tierra americana probablemente será el libro que no te puedes perder del año 2020.» Booklist «Esta extraordinaria novela sobre la determinación más inquebrantable conmoverá al lector hasta lo más hondo.» Publishers Weekly

What does it mean to call a place home? From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jeanine Cummins comes a deeply felt multigenerational family story On her wedding day in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 1968, Rafaela Acuña y Daubón has mild misgivings, but she marries Peter Brennan Jr. anyway in a blaze of romantic optimism. She has no way of knowing how dramatically her life will change when she uproots her young family to start over in the American Midwest, unleashing a fleet of disappointments. In the 1980s, against the backdrop of her mother’s isolation in St. Louis, Missouri, Rafaela’s daughter, Ruth Brennan, wants only to belong. Eager to fit in, Ruth lets go of her language, habits, and childhood memories of Puerto Rico. It’s not until decades later when Ruth’s own daughter, Daisy, returns to San Juan that her mother and grandmother begin to truly reflect on the choices that have come to define their lives. When a hurricane ravages the island in 2023, leaving Daisy critically injured, Rafaela and Ruth return to the city where it all began. As they gather at Daisy’s bedside, we follow them back into the pasts that brought them to this point: we watch as they come of age, fall in love, take risks, and contend with all the heartbreaks, triumphs, and reversals of fortune—both good and bad—that make up a meaningful life. As old memories come to light, so do buried secrets, leaving everyone in the family wondering exactly where it is that they belong. A striking, resonant examination of marriage, family, and identity, Speak to Me of Home is ultimately a story of mothers and daughters that asks: How can three women who share geography and genetics have such wildly different ideas of where they come from? And, more importantly, can they discover a common language to find their way back home?

Speak to Me of Home

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of American Dirt, comes a heartfelt, multigenerational family story which asks: what does it mean to call a place home? 'Delectable... a pleasure to read' THE TIMES 'A riveting tale of three generations, this is storytelling at its finest' JOHN BOYNE 'Utterly absorbing, a big, sweeping story of family and identity' EDEL COFFEY 'Why hadn't she said to her daughter I love you beyond reason and none of this matters at all and every day that you breathe is a gift?' Rafaela remembers everything that matters: her beautiful childhood in San Juan, her marriage to Peter, uprooting their children, Ruth and Benny, to the American Midwest, and losing all sense of her place in the world. So she tells no one when her memory begins to slip. Her daughter, in New York with a family of her own, wishes she could forget her muddy feelings about where she comes from - the same feelings which motivated her 22-year-old daughter Daisy to reconnect with their past. Daisy, who has momentarily forgotten everything, hears the word critical in a hospital room in San Juan and remembers, all at once, the car that hurtled towards her, the terrible storm, and something else. What was it? Now Ruth and Rafaela must return to the city where it all began, to gather by Daisy's bedside and confront the twists of fate that have caused a growing rift in their family and led them to this moment.

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