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'Heartstopping... doesn't let up... you will urge them on, fists
clenched' The Times An extraordinary story of the lengths a mother
will go to to save her son, AMERICAN DIRT has sold over 2 million
copies worldwide. It's time to read what you've been missing. Lydia
Perez owns a bookshop in Acapulco, Mexico, and is married to a
fearless journalist. Luca, their eight-year-old son, completes the
picture. But it only takes a bullet to rip them apart. In a city in
the grip of a drug cartel, friends become enemies overnight, and
Lydia has no choice but to flee with Luca at her side. North for
the border... whatever it takes to stay alive. The journey is
dangerous - not only for them, but for those they encounter along
the way. Who can be trusted? And what sacrifices is Lydia prepared
to make? *An Instant New York Times #1 Bestseller 2020* *An Instant
Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller 2020* *Over 2 million copies sold
globally* *A Richard and Judy Bookclub Pick* *An Oprah's Book Club
Pick* *A BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime*
Read Jeanine Cummins's posts on the Penguin Blog.A poignant
debut novel of an Irish gypsy boy's childhood in the 1950's by the
author of the bestselling memoir "A Rip in Heaven."
Ireland, 1959: Young Christy Hurley is a Pavee gypsy, traveling
with his father and extended family from town to town, carrying all
their worldly possessions in their wagons. Christy carries with him
a burden of guilt as well, haunted by the story of his mother's
death in childbirth. The peripatetic life is the only one Christy
has ever known, but when his grandfather dies, everything changes.
His father decides to settle down temporarily in a town where
Christy and his cousin can attend mass and receive proper
schooling. But they are still treated as outsiders.
As Christy's exposure to a different life causes him to question
who he is and where he belongs, the answer may lie with an old
newspaper photograph and a long-buried family secret that could
change his life forever...
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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.
"From the national bestselling and highly acclaimed author of "The
Outside Boy "comes the deeply moving story of two mothers--witty,
self-deprecating Majella, who is shocked by her entry into
motherhood in modern-day New York, and her ancestor, tough and
terrified Ginny Doyle, whose battles are more fundamental: she must
keep her young family alive during Ireland's Great Famine.
"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.
*NOW A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME* 'Breathtaking... I haven't been
so entirely consumed by a book for years' Telegraph 'I'll never
stop thinking about it' Ann Patchett FEAR KEEPS THEM RUNNING. HOPE
KEEPS THEM ALIVE. Vivid, visceral, utterly compelling, AMERICAN
DIRT is an unforgettable story of a mother and son's attempt to
cross the US-Mexico border. Described as 'impossible to put down'
(Saturday Review) and 'essential reading' (Tracy Chevalier), it is
a story that will leave you utterly changed. Yesterday, Lydia had a
bookshop. Yesterday, Lydia was married to a journalist. Yesterday,
she was with everyone she loved most in the world. Today, her
eight-year-old son Luca is all she has left. For him, she will
carry a machete strapped to her leg. For him, she will leap onto
the roof of a high speed train. For him, she will find the strength
to keep running.
'A full-throated song of praise. I loved it' Sherman Alexie
Ireland, 1959. Young Christopher Hurley is a tinker, a Pavee gypsy,
who roams with his father and extended family from town to town,
carrying all their worldly possessions in their wagons. Christy
carries with him a burden of guilt as well: his mother's death in
childbirth. The wandering life is the only one Christy has ever
known, but when his grandfather dies, everything changes. His
father decides to settle briefly, in a town, where Christy and his
cousin can receive proper schooling. But still, always, they are
treated as outsiders. As Christy struggles with his new classmates,
he starts to question who he is and where he belongs. But then the
discovery of an old newspaper photograph, and a long-buried secret,
changes his life for ever.
'Rich and intricately drawn... luminous prose' Carolyn Parkhurst
After the birth of her daughter Emma, the usually resilient Majella
finds herself feeling isolated and exhausted. Then, at her
childhood home, 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.
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.
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