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He already knows what I look like, Cath said. There's no point in being tricky about it now. How is doing your hair--and maybe putting on some lip gloss--being tricky? It's like I'm trying to distract him with something shiny.

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Rainbow Rowell
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: February 24
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Hair
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