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My relationship with my sister is so central to my life. She's my closest friend, my biggest supporter, and I know she would say the same about me.

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Emily Giffin
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: March 20
Author
Lawyer
Novelist
Baltimore
Maryland
Emily Fisk Giffin
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