When the door to that cargo container was opened, he came face to face with a beautiful female trucker. After hiding in a university bathroom for more than a week, he escaped, hitched a ride with a trucker, and eventually stowed away in a cargo container to cross the border into the United States. While reading aloud, Libertad realizes that she is not reading the story in the book, but has begun to share her own story, from the beginning, starting with her father, a literature professor, fleeing from the University of Mexico when it was invaded by the Mexican army in 1968. Libertad suggests to the warden that she might host a Library Club, since she is one of the only inmates able to read, and her idea is quickly approved. She wants to share what happened with Maciza, her friend and cellmate, but every time she tries to speak, the words simply won’t come out. Despite the security she feels in her new home, she still finds herself unable to share the story of how she arrived there. It is the first time that her bed doesn’t have wheels underneath it and that her showers are free. It is the first time in her life that she’s had the opportunity to make friends. 190)Īfter a lifetime on the road with her father, Libertad has found herself an accidental inmate in a Mexican woman’s prison. Running from no one, camouflaged by my father’s fears. Sleeping by the side of the road on coyote nights and indigo dawns. González & Daughter Trucking Co.: A Road Novel with Literary License
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