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This is a test, isn't it? It's like choosing out of three caskets in a fairy tale. Everyone knows the rules. You never choose the gold shiny one. Or even the quite impressive silver one. What you're supposed to do is choose the dull little lead one, and then there's a flash of light and it turns into a mountain of jewels

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Sophie Kinsella
Age: 54
Born: 1969
Born: December 12
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London
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Madeleine Wickham
Madeleine Sophie Wickham
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