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Jeanine Cummins
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"También de este lado hay sueños. 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...
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A poignant, coming of age novel about an Irish gypsy boy’s childhood in the 1950’s from the national bestselling author of A Rip in Heaven and American Dirt.
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, haunted by...
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, haunted by...
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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...
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...
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Penguin Random House Audio
Pub. Date
2020
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Español
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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
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Asa
Pub. Date
2020
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Portuguese
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Ontem Lydia era dona de uma livraria.Estava casada com o homem que amava.Vivia rodeada de família e amigos.Hoje Lydia perdeu tudo.Tudo, menos o filho, Luca, de oito anos.Por ele, vai amarrar uma faca de mato à perna.Vai saltar para um comboio de alta velocidade em andamento.Vai até ao fim do mundo.Únicos sobreviventes do massacre da sua família às mãos de narcotraficantes, Lydia e Luca sabem que têm de fugir do México imediatamente. Cada...
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2020.
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Español
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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...
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Asa
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2023
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Portuguese
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Numa noite de abril de 1991, Julie e Robin Kerry, primas da autora, bem como Tom, irmão dela, foram atacados numa ponte sobre o Mississípi. À violência que se seguiu, apenas Tom escapou com vida. Assim que se sentiu a salvo, Tom acreditou que o pesadelo tinha terminado. Não podia estar mais enganado. Para ele, para a sua irmã Jeanine, e para toda a família, começou nesse momento uma nova e angustiante etapa. Uma prova de fogo da qual ninguém...
