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I was brought up to look after my parents. My family were Polish Jews, and we lived with my grandmother, with uncles and aunts and cousins all around, and I thought everybody lived like that.
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I was brought up to look after my parents. My family were Polish Jews, and we lived with my grandmother, with uncles and aunts and cousins all around, and I thought everybody lived like that. — Anita Brookner

About Anita Brookner

Anita Brookner was a Historian from United Kingdom (1928–2016).

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This quote is attributed to Anita Brookner, a Historian from United Kingdom.
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Anita Brookner lived from 1928 – 2016.
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