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She understood how a world jammed with phones, email, and faxes could still leave you feeling utterly alone.

Jodi Picoult

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Jodi Picoult
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: May 19
Author
Novelist
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Nesconset
New York
Jodi Lynn Picoult
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Jammed
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Phones
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Understood
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