Books American dirt

American Dirt tells the story of Lydia Quixano Pérez, a bookseller in Acapulco, Mexico, whose life is shattered when her journalist husband is targeted by  cartel, leading to the massacre of most of her family.
Lydia and her eight-year-old son, Luca, are the sole survivors and are forced to flee, embarking on a perilous journey as migrants seeking refuge in the United States.
The novel portrays their desperate struggle for survival and their experiences navigating the dangerous and often exploitative world of migration towards the U.S.-Mexico border.