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It turns out that sharing the past with someone is different from reliving it when you’re alone. It feels less like a wound, more like a poultice.

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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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