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The thing about lying to your parents is, you have to do it to protect them. It’s for their own good.

Sophie Kinsella

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Sophie Kinsella
Age: 54
Born: 1969
Born: December 12
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Journalist
Novelist
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London
England
Madeleine Wickham
Madeleine Sophie Wickham
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Protect
Parents
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Lying
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