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The Art of Dying<\/h1>\n

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“Compassionate yet ruthless in their honesty\u2026”<\/h3>\n
J.M. Coetzee<\/div>\n

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“…an insatiable urge to turn a situation inside out and pin it down… Her stories drag you in right under the skin and make you squirm…”
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