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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
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San Luis Obispo
California
Wept
Lack
Shame
Couldn
Control
Fear
Love

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