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Antiguan-American novelist, essayist, gardener, and gardening writer (born 1949)

Also known as: Elaine Cynthia Potter Richardson, Elanie Potter Richardson, Джамайка Кинкейд, جامايكا كينكيد, 자메이카 킨케이드, ジャメイカ・キンケイド

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