Maria Amparo Escandon
María Amparo Escandón is the author of #1 L.A. Times bestseller Esperanza's Box of Saints and González & Daughter Trucking Co. Named a writer to watch by both Newsweek and the L.A. Times, she was born in Mexico City and has lived in Los Angeles for nearly four decades.
María Amparo Escandón is the author of #1 L.A. Times bestseller Esperanza's Box of Saints and González & Daughter Trucking Co. Named a writer to watch by both Newsweek and the L.A. Times, she was born in Mexico City and has lived in Los Angeles for nearly four decades. See less
Maria Amparo Escandon's Featured Books
Maria Amparo Escandon book reviews
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Esperanza's Box of Saints
Charming and Whimsical
Beautiful widow Esperanza's daughter is taken suddenly ill, hospitalized and dies. Fearing that the daughter was contagious, no one will let Esperanza see her daughter before she is buried. Esperanza ... Read More
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Esperanza's Box of Saints
Excelente
by wjp618, Apr 26, 2007
A beautiful translation of a beautiful book. Escandon does a wonderful job painting the portrait of Esperanza, a mother on a quest to find the spirit of her daughter, and of describing the various ... Read More
