He stood between death and life as between night and mornin… - Mary Renault

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He stood between death and life as between night and morning, and thought with a soaring rapture, 'I am not afraid.

Mary Renault

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Mary Renault (born Mary Challans, 4 September 1905 – 13 December 1983) was an English writer most famous for her historical novels set in ancient Greece.

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Birth Name: Eileen Mary Challans

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