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Spinster author Kate Bolick on her new book, the false divide between marriage and independence, and Carrie Bradshaw.
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Spinster by Kate Bolick review – self-indulgent and wrong-headed | Autobiography and memoir | The Guardian
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Spinster by Kate Bolick review – not really about being single at all | Autobiography and memoir | The Guardian
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