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Balto

By: T. C. Boyle
Narrated by: T. C. Boyle
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This short story from the collection Wild Child was originally published in the Paris Review and selected for The Best American Short Stories, 2007 by Stephen King.

Angelle's father is a drunk, and Angelle and her little sister, Lisette, know it. Their mother has told them as much. But their mother has abandoned them and gone back to France, leaving only the empty promise to return behind.

Now Angelle is the key witness in a case that may decide whether she and Lisette are taken away from their father. Angelle must choose between the truth that could hurt them all and the "necessary truth" her father's lawyer wants her to tell.

©2007 T.C. Boyle (P)2013 Blackstone Audio Anthologies Anthologies & Short Stories Short Story Short Stories
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another strong short story from the author, featuring alcoholism and a moral dilemma, as the future of a family waits to be decided in court.

good short story

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