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Injury Time

Edward is throwing a dinner party with his mistress, aware that she has long been denied those small intimacies his wife takes for granted - sorting his socks, for example. Things seem to be going well, but then some uninvited guests arrive: Edward might not make it home on time.

Genre
literary fictionhumor
Themes
medical
Setting
1970sengland
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 212 pages

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