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Birthday

AuthorFay Weldon

NarratorJulie Christie

Duration28m

CategoriesAdult Fiction, Short Stories

PublisherCSA Word

VersionUnabridged

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Mark and Molly, a married couple, share the same birthday although occupy different positions on the astrological chart. Molly is fastidious, devoted and frugal and hopes that Mark can appreciate her approach to life and adopt it for the sake of their growing family. A poignant story about the innate power of nature over nurture and the pointlessness of hoping for change in another's personality and inclinations to secure one's own happiness.

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