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Sometimes,' Sylvie said, 'one can mistake gratitude for love.

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Kate Atkinson
Age: 72
Born: 1951
Born: December 20
Journalist
Novelist
Playwright
Screenwriter
Short Story Writer
Writer
Jórvík
Sometimes
Love
Sylvie
Gratitude
Mistake

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