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  • Published: 17 November 2011
  • ISBN: 9781448128495
  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 49

The Bear Came Over The Mountain (Storycuts)



A woman experiences the changing obligations of married life and discovers it's not hard to justify a desired trespass.

A reluctant decision is made to put Fiona in a home catering for those suffering from Alzheimer's. When her husband, Grant, comes to see her, he is confused and dismayed to learn that she has struck up a close relationship with a fellow patient.

Part of the Storycuts series, this short story was previously published in the collection Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage.

  • Published: 17 November 2011
  • ISBN: 9781448128495
  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 49

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