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Letter: Romance plays little part in the lives of most child brides

Mrs V. A. Dunton
Tuesday 30 January 1996 00:02 GMT
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From Mrs V. A. Dunton

Sir: The Turkish mayor who is supporting 13-year-old Sarah Cook's marriage to a waiter says "girls mature earlier in the desert".

Have you been to Braintree?

Yours faithfully,

V. A. Dunton

Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

29 January

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