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A daughter without her mother is a woman broken. It is a loss that turns to arthritis and settles deep into her bones.
Kristin Hannah
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Kristin Hannah
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: September 25
Novelist
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Garden Grove
California
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Bones
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Arthritis
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Settles
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