Cummins did not take questions from viewers during Thursday’s event. However, Cummins’ novel was also criticized for what some believed were inaccurate portrayals of the migrant experience in the book, and she faced allegations of plagiarism.Ĭummins was originally scheduled to speak in person at Gaithersburg High School in March 2020, but the event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. If you enjoy suspenseful fiction with well-developed characters, you’ll want to check out Fiona Cummins’ novels. When free, she will be on her Twitter account, which posts about her writing, eating biscuits, and walking her dog. “American Dirt” garnered significant attention when it was released last year after Oprah Winfrey chose it as one of her book club selections. Fiona Cummins lives in Essex with her family. Normally, the event is held in person near Town Hall, but the event has been virtual in 20 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The festival, with more than 100 authors, features virtual programming for children and adults and runs through the end of the month. Jeanine Cumminss American Dirt, the 1 New York Times bestseller and Oprah Book Club pick that has sold over three million copies Lydia lives in Acapulco. The book follows their journey to the United States.Ĭummins spoke Thursday night with noted book critic Maureen Corrigan as part of the virtual Gaithersburg Book Festival. Last year, Cummins, an author and Gaithersburg native, wrote the book, which tells the story of a Mexican woman and her son who flee their native country following the murder of several family members. But she changed her mind after a conversation with her father. Jeanine Cummins said that when she first started writing “American Dirt” in 2013, she hadn’t considered setting it in Mexico.
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