Old Age Is A Foreign Country . . . so is France

Old Age Is A Foreign Country . . . so is France

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An 82-Year-Old Granny in a Pink Cardigan Never Believed She Was a Real Writer
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Old Age Is A Foreign Country . . . so is France
Old Age Is A Foreign Country . . . so is France
Adventures in aging and living in France. Life never gets boring.
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