Leta McCurry
Description
1934. Guymon, Oklahoma. When Hester and her niece, Ava Jo, eat their last chicken killed in a dust storm, they make a daring decision. In a culture th
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at views them as powerless without husbands, fathers, or male protectors, they join with four other women to undertake a road trip to California to escape the bleak reality of a future disappearing under a blanket of sand.
In an old truck that barely runs, Hester and Ava Jo bear the heaviest burden for navigating the treacherous early Route 66. They are challenged by their ignorance of a world beyond the confines of life on a hardscrabble farm, the underestimation of women without men, and meager money and resources.
Survival demands they find strength they never knew they had to face danger and unspeakable tragedy that scars them to the very core of their souls and changes their lives forever.
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