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There was altogether too much candor in married life it was an indelicate modern idea, and frequently led to upsets in a household, if not divorce.

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Muriel Spark
Age: 88 †
Born: 1918
Born: February 1
Died: 2006
Died: April 13
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Edinburgh
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Muriel Sarah Camberg
Dame Muriel Sarah Spark
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