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Philippa Pearce
English children's writer (1920–2006).
Born January 23rd, 1920 in Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire.
Died December 21st, 2006 at 86 years old in Durham (stroke). [ref]
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children's writer
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To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi