The consequences : stories /

"Her immediate concern was money." So begins the first story in Manuel Muñoz's dazzling new collection. In it, Delfina has moved from Texas to California's Central Valley with her husband and small son, and her isolation and desperation force her to take a risk that ends in profo...

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Main Author: Muñoz, Manuel, 1972- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : Graywolf Press, [2022].
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