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The speaker is saying that reading came very naturally to her, so early that she does not remember a time before she could do it. She also says she was told she was reading on her own by age three. The quote presents early reading ability as something extraordinary and longstanding.
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About Diana Gabaldon
American author and television writer
Diana J. Gabaldon is an American author and television writer best known for the Outlander book series. She has built a wide readership through fiction that blends historical settings with romance, mystery, adventure, and science fiction or fantasy. Her writing is marked by that mixed-genre approach, which gives the Outlander novels their distinctive shape. The series was adapted for television and premiered on Starz in 2014.
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Books by Diana Gabaldon
Outlander
1991
Voyager
1994
Drums of Autumn
1997
Dragonfly in Amber
1992
The Fiery Cross
2005