Lydia lives in Acapulco. She has a son, Luca, the love of her life, and a wonderful husband who is a journalist. And while cracks are beginning to show in Acapulco because of the cartels, Lydia's life is, by and large, fairly comfortable. But after her husband's tell-all profile of the newest drug lord is published, none of their lives will ever be the same. Forced to flee, Lydia and Luca find themselves joining the countless people trying to reach the United States. Lydia soon sees that everyone is running from something. But what exactly are they running to? JEANINE CUMMINS is the author of three previous books: the novels The Outside Boy and The Crooked Branch and the bestselling memoir A Rip in Heaven. She lives in New York with her husband and two children. "A profoundly moving reading experience." —THE WASHINGTON POST "The story is masterfully composed of timeless elements: the nightmare logic of grief, the value of human kindness, the power of love to drive us to do the unimaginable... Cummins proves that fiction can be a vehicle for expanding our empathy." —TIME Cover by Headline Publishing Group, based on hardcover jacket design by Julianna Lee design by Julianna Lee Cover Illustration of bird © Akbaly/Shutterstock, texture © oxygen/Getty Images Fiction $17.99 US / $23.99 CAN @henryholtbooks ISBN 978-1-250-20978-8 51799 > @HenryHolt /HenryHoltandCompany Holt Paperbacks www.HenryHolt.com 9 781250209788

ISBN: 9781250209788