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People whose lives are upside down often read fiction. When you're not sure where you'll end up or how you are going to be, and you're looking for some way forward, fiction is a great friend.

Anne Enright

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Anne Enright
Age: 61
Born: 1962
Born: October 11
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Nothing had happened yet in my life except the need to get out of it.
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