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Let his name be cleared and everyone else adjust their thinking. He had put in time, now they must do the work. His business was simple. Find Cecilia and love her, marry her and live without shame.

Ian Mcewan

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Ian Mcewan
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: June 21
Author
Film Producer
Novelist
Playwright
Screenwriter
Writer
Belfast
Ireland
Thinking
Else
Adjust
Find
Marry
Live
Shame
Without
Name
Must
Names
Work
Simple
Time
Everyone
Cecilia
Love
Business
Cleared

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