They didn't realize that her clumsiness was not the ordinar… - Margaret Atwood

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They didn't realize that her clumsiness was not the ordinary kind, not poor coordination. It was just because she wasn't sure where the edges of her body ended and the rest of the world began.

Margaret Atwood

The Robber Bride · January 20, 1998 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Margaret Eleanor Atwood (born 18 November 1939) is a Canadian novelist, poet, and literary critic.

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