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My favorite anything is always relative to the context of present time, place and mood. When I finish a book and want to immediately find another by the same author and no other, that author is elevated to my favorite.

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Amy Tan
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: February 19
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Amy Ruth Tan
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