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I've always loved sister stories in fiction, from the time I was little, reading about Beezus and Ramona. I've always wanted to write a sister story.

Emily Giffin

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