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If you've been a pretty woman and always pursued by lovers, losing that and not having that - it feels like a great loss.

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Erica Jong
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: March 26
Author
Feminist
Novelist
Poet
Writer
New York City
New York
Erica Mann Jong
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Always
Pursued
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Lovers
Losing
Loss
Pretty
Woman

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