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The way to my heart is through Belgian milk chocolate.

Emma Donoghue

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Emma Donoghue
Age: 54
Born: 1969
Born: October 24
Literary Historian
Novelist
Playwright
Screenwriter
Writer
Dublin city
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Belgian
Belgians
Chocolate
Milk
Heart

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