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She liked to disappear, even when she was in the same room as other people. It was a talent, as it was a curse.

Alice Hoffman

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Alice Hoffman
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: March 16
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
New York City
New York
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Rooms
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People
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Disappear

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