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Join us for an in-person *We Live in the Past* Book Club Discussion for The Foursome by Christina Baker Kline on Friday, August 21st from 6-8 pm at our New Book Joy Booktique in Edgebrook!

PRE-READING IS RECOMMENDED FOR THIS EVENT…

Local Book Lovers will gather to discuss The Foursome by Christina Baker Kline with our *We Live in the Past* Book Club Group at our New Book Joy Booktique in Edgebrook (5512 W Devon Ave), where they can also taste some themed bevys (featuring cocktail infusions from another local Chicago small business: Aged & Infused!) inspired by the characters, plots and settings of the story. Guests will get a FREE TAKE-AWAY GIFT + EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNTS FROM OUR BOOKTIQUE TOO!

NOTE: EACH $20 TICKET PURCHASED ABOVE INCLUDES THE BOOK DISCUSSION, CURATED COCKTAIL TASTING, SPECIAL THEMED TREAT FROM OUR BOOKTIQUE & VIRTUAL COUPON FOR SHOPPING.

With each Book Club sign up, you can choose to receive a physical copy of the featured book(s) to read before we meet in-person (CLICK THE CHECKBOX(ES) TO ADD A COPY OF THE BOOK(S) TO YOUR ORDER), decide to download an audiobook from the link below before the event, OR opt to grab your book(s) from the library / share your book(s) with a friend.

BOOK SYNOPSIS

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Christina Baker Kline comes a boldly original reimagining of the astonishing true story of two sisters in nineteenth-century North Carolina - Kline’s own distant relatives - who married world-famous conjoined twins from Siam...

When Eng and Chang Bunker arrive in Wilkes County in 1839, they’re not just a curiosity - they’re a sensation. Everyone is eager to learn whether the salacious rumors about them are true. Within months, the twins have opened a general store, bought land, and begun building a plantation. Now, word has it, they’re looking for wives - and in a place that thrives on gossip and legacy, their ambitions set the community on edge.

Sarah and Adelaide Yates, daughters of a once-prominent local family brought low by scandal, are drawn into their orbit. Bold, beautiful Adelaide sees in the twins’ fame a chance to reclaim her future. Sarah, quiet and observant, isn’t so sure. When the twins’ lives become entangled with theirs, they must navigate loyalty, longing, and identity in a world where everything - including race, class, and gender - is rigidly defined.

Spanning five decades and unfolding against the backdrop of a fractured nation hurtling toward war, The Foursome is both intimate and epic: a story of love and constraint, identity and reinvention. With piercing insight and emotional precision, Kline brings to life a forgotten chapter of American history and the complex, boundary - defying marriages at its center.

RECOMMENDED FOR: Grown-Ups

OUR BOOKS ARE LISTED BY AGE GROUP to indicate that the content is engaging and appropriate for those selected ages. PLEASE NOTE: They may not be the appropriate reading level for every individual at those ages or may extend beyond the brackets.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS:

Publisher: Mariner Books

Publish Date: May 12, 2026

Pages: 384

Dimensions: 9.0 X 6.0 X 1.4 inches | 1.1 pounds

Language: English

Type: Hardcover

Condition: NEW

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