Lydia Quixano Pérez owns a bookshop in downtown Acapulco, where she is teetering on the edge of an emotional affair with her favourite customer, the alluringly well-read Javier. Lydia’s husband, Sebastián, is an investigative journalist, working to unmask “The Owl”, the leader of an inventively gruesome new narcotics cartel whose grab for power has left the city ravaged and fearful. There are few places on the planet more deadly to be a journalist, and the integrity that attracted Lydia to Sebastián terrifies her now that they have a child – it seems “sanctimonious, selfish”.
When Sebastián publishes his exposé, Lydia’s darkest fears come to pass...
Alongside reading the novel, do try to watch this as it explains some of the controversy surrounding the text:
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American Dirt: THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER eBook : Cummins, Jeanine: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
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