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When people discussed tonics, pick-me-ups after a severe illness, she kept to herself the prescription of a quick dip in bed with someone you liked but were not in love with. A shock of sexual astonishment which could make you feel astonishingly well and high spirited.
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I love my children…I'm delighted to see them come and delighted to see them go.
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Every word she writes is a lie, including 'and' and 'the'.
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Mary Wesley
Born:
June 24, 1912
Died:
December 30, 2002
(aged 90)
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Mary Wesley was an English novelist. During her career, she was one of Britain's most successful novelists, selling three million copies of her books, including 10 bestsellers in the last 20 years of her life.
Known for:
The Camomile Lawn (1984)
Jumping the Queue (1983)
A Sensible Life (1990)
Harnessing Peacocks (1985)
Part of the Furniture (1997)
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