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But what really happened? The answer is simple: the lovers survive and flourish.

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Ian Mcewan
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: June 21
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Film Producer
Novelist
Playwright
Screenwriter
Writer
Belfast
Ireland
Lovers
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Answers
Happened
Simple
Really
Flourish
Survive

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