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Kissing a witch is a perilous business. Everybody knows it's ten times as dangerous as letting her touch your hand, or cut your hair, or steal your shoes. What simpler way is there than a kiss to give power a way into your heart?

Emma Donoghue

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Emma Donoghue
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: October 24
Literary Historian
Novelist
Playwright
Screenwriter
Writer
Dublin city
Hands
Touch
Witch
Power
Cutting
Steal
Give
Hair
Letting
Giving
Dangerous
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Everybody
Kissing
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Perilous
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Shoes
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