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Tabitha King |
 | | Tabitha Jane Spruce was born in 1949 in Old Town, ME, daughter of a store proprietor and devoted Catholic and sister to three other girls: Margaret, Stephanie, and Marcella. |
 | | Tabitha's husband also faced employment concerns, working at an industrial laundry until a teaching position opened, and with their limited resources they could afford only a house trailer. |
 | | In 1981, Tabitha published a novel of her own, Small World, which hit bookshelves in 1982 and was followed by seven more novels and two short stories, the last appearing in 1998. |
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