Please visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/628883to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Unlucky Mother of Aquiles Maldonado Author: T.C. Boyle Narrator: T.C. Boyle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 41 minutes Release date: November 15, 2013 Genres: Short Stories Publisher's Summary: 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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