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Ifemelu thought about the expression "sweet girl." Sweet girl meant that, for a long time, Don had molded Ranyinudo into a malleable shape, or that she had allowed him to think he had.
Ifemelu thought about the expression "sweet girl." Sweet girl meant that, for a long time, Don had molded Ranyinudo into a malleable shape, or that she had allowed him to think he had.
Approximate author period: c. 1977 AD · modern
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- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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- Approximate author period: c. 1977 AD · modern
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