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It is not love that matters, Mistress Boy, it is what you choose to do with it. What’d you choose to do with yours?

Philippa Gregory

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Philippa Gregory
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: January 9
Novelist
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Kenya's capital
Kate Wedd
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Mistress
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