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ABOOKCLUB
Lovetheideabutdauntedbytheadmin?
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theFoodieBookClub,a freeresource
tohelpyourunyourown.Eachmonth
sheassignsa bookwithaningredientin
thetitle.Theideais togeta groupof
friendstoreadthebookwithyou,then
hostyourowndiscussioneachmonth.
Picksfor 2021 includeOlivebyEmma
GannonandFannieFlagg’s 1987 classic
FriedGreenTomatoesattheWhistleStop
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thetreesatKewGardens(18Nov-3Jan),BedgeburyNational
PinetuminKent(20Nov-31Dec),BlenheimPalacein
Oxfordshire(20Nov-3Jan),DunhamMasseyin
GreaterManchester(20Nov-30Dec),Edinburgh’s
RoyalBotanicGarden(26Nov-3Jan),BeltonHouse
inLincolnshire(27Nov-3Jan)andStourheadin
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