If you have a Prime membership on Amazon, there is a short story out that is free (audiobook, too) called Abscond. This was so beautifully written with amazing imagery. It’s only 38 pages so it’s a quick one. I know this author best for his novels (e.g. Cutting for Stone) so it was fun to read something short by him.

Here’s the scoop:

Fate challenges a boy to find his place in the world in a powerful short story from Abraham Verghese, the New York Times bestselling author of The Covenant of Water.

It’s a New Jersey summer in 1967, and thirteen-year-old Ravi Ramanathan has the makings of a tennis prodigy. His surgeon father encourages his ambition, while his mother dreams of their only child following his father’s path. Surrounded by his parents’ love, Ravi chafes a bit at their daily routines and little traditions. Then one unexpected day, everything changes. Realizing how much he took for granted, Ravi must grow up overnight and find a new role in the life of his family.