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She wept with shame for her lack of will and with fear for a love she couldn't control.

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Judith McNaught
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: May 10
Author
Novelist
Writer
San Luis Obispo
California
Fear
Love
Wept
Lack
Shame
Couldn
Control

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