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He had taken George, my beloved George, from me. And he had taken my other self: Anne.

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Philippa Gregory
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: January 9
Novelist
Writer
Kenya's capital
Kate Wedd
Anne
George
Beloved
Taken
Self

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