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A woman without a man -- a condition of 'manlessness' -- is defined as alone. But a single mother is less alone than the average housewife.

Barbara Kingsolver

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Barbara Kingsolver
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: April 8
Essayist
Novelist
Poet
Writer
Annapolis
Maryland
Conditions
Single
Alone
Less
Woman
Housewife
Mother
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Without
Defined
Men
Average

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Every betrayal contains a perfect moment, a coin stamped heads or tails with salvation on the other side.
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