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Do you forget that I am your sister?” “No I’ve never been granted the opportunity to forget it.
Georgette Heyer
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Georgette Heyer
Age: 71 †
Born: 1902
Born: August 16
Died: 1974
Died: July 4
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Georgette Heyer Rougier
Stella Martin
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