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The human longing for story is so powerful, so primitive, that it seems like something not learned, but locked into our genes.
Helen Dunmore
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Helen Dunmore
Age: 64 †
Born: 1952
Born: December 12
Died: 2017
Died: June 5
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Beverley
East Riding of Yorkshire
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