{"product_id":"book-8663","title":"Balto","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis short story from the collection \u003ci\u003eWild Child \u003c\/i\u003ewas originally published in the \u003ci\u003eParis Review \u003c\/i\u003eand selected for \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories, 2007\u003c\/i\u003e by Stephen King.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAngelle'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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49301932179760,"sku":"BD8663","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/161253-8663-Square.jpg?v=1733215870","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-8663","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}