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in New York, The United States

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Women & Gender Studies, Biographies & Memoirs, Fiction

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Edith Wharton; Hilary Mantel; Joan Didion;

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Personal essay and memoir whisperer. Lover of Rome and all things Italian. Late bloomer--except when it comes to reading.

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Behind the Bedroom Door: Getting It, Giving It, Loving It, Missing It

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