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In days that follow, I discover that anger is easier to handle than grief.

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Emily Giffin
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: March 20
Author
Lawyer
Novelist
Baltimore
Maryland
Emily Fisk Giffin
Follow
Easier
Days
Discover
Handle
Anger
Grief

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