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‘I will see you in the parking lot after this’: when book clubs get dramatic
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Book clubs can be fun, fulfilling and interesting – but many members have seen a meeting or group go down in flames For four years, Laura has been in a book club with other young mothers from her church. You might be picturing a docile scene of women drinking sweet tea – they liv
Book clubs can be fun, fulfilling and interesting – but many members have seen a meeting or group go down in flames For four years, Laura has been in a book club with other young mothers from her church. You might be picturing a docile scene of women drinking sweet tea – they live in the US south – and discussing a life-affirming family novel or chaste romance. But you probably didn’t account for werewolf smut .
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