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This story about good food begins in a quick-stop convenience market.

Barbara Kingsolver

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Barbara Kingsolver
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: April 8
Essayist
Novelist
Poet
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Annapolis
Maryland
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Market
Food
Stop
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Stories
Good
Convenience
Quick

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