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The Only Meaning of the Oil-Wet Water

6 Ratings

2.8

Duration
1H 7min
Language
English
Format
Category

Fiction

In The Only Meaning of Oil-Wet Water, two old friends, Pilar and Hand, reunite in Costa Rica for a kind of loveless love affair. Pilar takes two planes from Champaign, Illinois to San José, rents a car, and meets Hand in Playa Alta on the Pacific coast because she wants to sleep with Hand and Hand wants to surf.

© 2014 W. F. Howes Ltd (Audiobook): 9781471263033

Release date

Audiobook: 1 May 2014

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