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SUMMARY:The Book Club - Baby Friendly
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday 30th June 10.30am in person. For this month’s Book Club\, we are reading Cooking in the Wrong Century by Teresa Praauer. \nPurchase the book and a ticket to the event for £10.99. The book can be delivered directly to you (please add your shipping address and tick the box for shipping) or you can collect it in store free of charge. You can buy a book and ticket here. \nPLEASE NOTE: This is a baby friendly session of our adult bookclub\, parents are able to bring little ones and we understand there may be noise and interruption. Much like baby friendly movie screenings\, the books will still contain adult themes and language etc. We ask that all in attendance understand and expect this. \nIf you already own a copy of the book\, you can purchase a ticket alone for £3. You can purchase a ticket only here. \nFor those unable to afford a book or ticket at present\, we have a limited amount of complementary books/tickets. Please contact the bookshop via bookworms@houseofbooksandfriends.com or call 07597365380. \nOne of our booksellers will lead the book club\, and we will split into smaller groups to discuss the questions. We always ask that you be respectful and kind whilst discussing the book and others’ opinions of it. \nAbout the book \nFor the hostess\, food has always been about growing up. From the pancakes your grandmother made you\, dolloped with jam\, to the salty glug of your first oyster. Now\, poised at the brink of midlife\, the hostess prepares for a dinner party in her new apartment. With a hunger for the finer things in life\, she folds linen napkins into neat triangles\, arranges wildflowers for the table and puts on a jazz playlist the projects effortless cool. \nBut her composure begins to falter when her guests arrive drunk and late\, downing bottles of her perfectly cooled wine and trailing water over the floor. Here comes the chain-smoking professor who never says the right thing\, the husband glued to his smartphone\, the wife who makes a secret pass at your boyfriend. As small talk and social preening give way to sexual tension and lost inhibitions\, the hostess struggles to maintain control over an evening far beyond her wildest imaginings.
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LOCATION:House of Books & Friends\, 81 King Street\, Manchester\, M2 4AH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:The Book Club
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SUMMARY:The Book Club - Afternoon
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday 30th June 2pm in person. For this month’s Book Club\, we are reading Cooking in the Wrong Century by Teresa Praauer. \nPurchase the book and a ticket to the event for £10.99. The book can be delivered directly to you (please add your shipping address and tick the box for shipping) or you can collect it in store free of charge. You can buy a book and ticket here. \nIf you already own a copy of the book\, you can purchase a ticket alone for £3. You can purchase a ticket only here. \nFor those unable to afford a book or ticket at present\, we have a limited amount of complementary books/tickets. Please contact the bookshop via bookworms@houseofbooksandfriends.com or call 07597365380. \nOne of our booksellers will lead the book club\, and we will split into smaller groups to discuss the questions. We always ask that you be respectful and kind whilst discussing the book and others’ opinions of it. \nAbout the book \nFor the hostess\, food has always been about growing up. From the pancakes your grandmother made you\, dolloped with jam\, to the salty glug of your first oyster. Now\, poised at the brink of midlife\, the hostess prepares for a dinner party in her new apartment. With a hunger for the finer things in life\, she folds linen napkins into neat triangles\, arranges wildflowers for the table and puts on a jazz playlist the projects effortless cool. \nBut her composure begins to falter when her guests arrive drunk and late\, downing bottles of her perfectly cooled wine and trailing water over the floor. Here comes the chain-smoking professor who never says the right thing\, the husband glued to his smartphone\, the wife who makes a secret pass at your boyfriend. As small talk and social preening give way to sexual tension and lost inhibitions\, the hostess struggles to maintain control over an evening far beyond her wildest imaginings.
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LOCATION:House of Books & Friends\, 81 King Street\, Manchester\, M2 4AH\, United Kingdom
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