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There are lots of things that you can brush under the carpet about yourself until you're faced with somebody whose needs won't be put off.

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Angela Carter
Age: 51 †
Born: 1940
Born: May 7
Died: 1992
Died: February 16
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Journalist
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Eastbourne
Sussex
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