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I’d much rather pretend I’m somewhere else, and any time I open the pages of a book, that happens.

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Jodi Picoult
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: May 19
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Nesconset
New York
Jodi Lynn Picoult
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Much
Pretend
Time
Somewhere
Pages
Open
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