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Oh, please. If she's going to use Mr. Darcy to prop up her arguments, I give up.
Sophie Kinsella
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Sophie Kinsella
Age: 54
Born: 1969
Born: December 12
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Madeleine Wickham
Madeleine Sophie Wickham
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