Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Blackstone Publishing, 2014
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Made available through hoopla
EDITION
Unabridged
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (1 audio file (41 min.)) : digital
ISBN/ISSN
9781982489823 MWT11039536, 1982489820 11039536
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Read by T. C. Boyle
This short story from the collection Wild Child was originally published in Playboy. Marita Vallalba is revered in her Venezuelan village, and not just because her son, Aquiles Maldonado, is a big league baseball player in the United States. In fact, it is because of her son and his multimillion-dollar contract that has been splashed across the Venezuelan newspapers that she is kidnapped and held for ransom. Upon returning home, Aquiles is advised against paying the ransom, but he is prepared to go to any lengths to get his mother back
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