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A Torrid Affair single work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1986... 1986 A Torrid Affair
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Country bumpkin, George, and his meek girlfriend, Dorothy, are both nearing forty and, to Dorothy's frustration, their eight year relationship is stagnating. However, when Dorothy's former boyfriend returns to town, George is prompted to offer her a rather ungracious marriage proposal.

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    y separately published work icon The Golden Leaf Wilma Wheatley , Mareeba : Pinevale Publications , 1986 Z199675 1986 selected work short story Mareeba : Pinevale Publications , 1986 pg. 106-124
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