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I am clumsy, a late and nervous driver, and despise all sports except a little gentle dancing or yoga.

Emma Donoghue

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Emma Donoghue
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: October 24
Literary Historian
Novelist
Playwright
Screenwriter
Writer
Dublin city
Little
Gentle
Nervous
Yoga
Dancing
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Clumsy
Late
Driver
Sports
Drivers
Littles
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