The unlucky mother of Aquiles Maldonado
(2014)
Fiction
eAudiobook
Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Blackstone Audio, Inc. : Made available through hoopla, 2014
EDITION
Unabridged
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (1 audio file (42 min.)) : digital
ISBN/ISSN
9781482951790 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) MWT11039536, 1482951797 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 11039536
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Read by the author
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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