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I started writing it the day after Sept. 11. I was living in New York City. We didnt have any phone service and we didnt have any mail. Like a lot of writers do, I started to write in a voice that I missed.
Kathryn Stockett
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Kathryn Stockett
Age: 55
Born: 1969
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