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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
Writer
Garden Grove
California
Deep
Broken
Arthritis
Turns
Settles
Woman
Settling
Mother
Bones
Without
Mom
Daughter
Loss

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