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If there is one thing I hope my books do always and forever, its that they honor working people.

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Adriana Trigiani
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: January 1
Author
Film Director
Novelist
Screenwriter
Television Producer
Writer
Working
Hope
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Thing
Always
People
Honor
Books
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