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Serving a sentence in a prison in Mexico,
Libertad González finds a clever way to pass the time
with the weekly Library Club, reading to her fellow inmates
from whatever books she can find in the prison’s meager
supply. The story that emerges, though, has nothing to do
with the words printed on the pages. She tells of a former
literature professor and fugitive of the Mexican government
who reinvents himself as a trucker in the United States. There
he falls in love with a wild woman with whom he shares his
truck and his life—that is until Joaquín González
unexpectedly finds himself alone on the road with a baby girl
and González & Daughter Trucking Co. is born. Joaquín
and his daughter make the cab of an 18-wheeler their home,
sharing everything—adventures, books, truck-stop chow,
and memories of the girl’s mother—until one day
the girl grows into a woman, and a chance encounter with one
man causes her to rebel against another.
With her stories, Libertad enthralls a group of female prisoners
every bit as eccentric as the tales she tells. In González
and Daughter Trucking Co., bestselling author María
Amparo Escandón seamlessly blends together these elements
into one compelling and unexpected conclusion that will have
you cheering for Libertad and filled with joy.
María Amparo Escandón lives in
Los Angeles and is the bestselling author of Esperanza’s
Box of Saints.
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