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I've always had a keen sense of history. My father was an antiques dealer and he used to bring home boxes full of treasures, and each item always had a tale attached.

Sara Sheridan

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Sara Sheridan
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: June 7
Novelist
Writer
Edinburgh
Scotland
History
Items
Father
Tale
Sense
Attached
Used
Tales
Antiques
Home
Boxes
Item
Always
Treasure
Dealer
Bring
Keen
Full
Treasures

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