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I wrote my first books when I was single and then I got married and then had a kid and there were different things happening in my life.

Jennifer Weiner

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Jennifer Weiner
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: March 28
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Film Producer
Journalist
Novelist
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Louisiana
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