She worked in the publishing industry for 10 years. Career Īfter university, Cummins spent two years working as a bartender in Belfast, Northern Ireland, before moving back to the United States in 1997 and beginning work at Penguin in New York City. In 1993 Cummins was a finalist in the Rose of Tralee festival, an international event that is celebrated among Irish communities all over the world at each festival in Tralee, Ireland, a woman is crowned the Rose.
Cummins spent her childhood in Gaithersburg, Maryland and attended Towson University, where she majored in English and communications.
However, it also gained controversy within the American literary community for its perceived cultural exploitation.Ĭummins was born in Rota, Spain, where her father, Gene, was stationed as a member of the US Navy. American Dirt was a notable success, selling over 3 million copies in 37 languages. She has written four books: a memoir titled A Rip in Heaven and three novels, The Outside Boy, The Crooked Branch, and American Dirt. Jeanine Cummins (born December 6, 1974) is an American author of Irish and Puerto Rican heritage.
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