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If I've learned one lesson from all that's happened to me, it's that there is no such thing as the biggest mistake of your existence. There's no such thing as ruining your life. Life's a pretty resilient thing, it turns out.

Sophie Kinsella

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