{"product_id":"book-club-book-discussion-themed-tasting-experience-for-the-foursome","title":"Book Club \/ Book Discussion + Themed Tasting Experience for The Foursome - Starting at $20!","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/libro.fm\/audiobooks\/9780063098022-the-foursome?bookshop=newbookjoy\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eCLICK HERE FOR AN AUDIOBOOK COPY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca style=\"background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\" aria-describedby=\"a11y-new-window-external-message\" href=\"https:\/\/libro.fm\/audiobooks\/9781668131602?bookshop=newbookjoy\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJoin us for an in-person *We Live in the Past* Book Club Discussion for \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.newbookjoy.com\/products\/the-foursome-by-christina-baker-kline-book-or-bundle\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Foursome\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newbookjoy.com\/products\/yesteryear-by-caro-claire-burke-book-or-bundle\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e by\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eChristina Baker Kline\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e on Friday, August 21st from 6-8 pm at our New Book Joy Booktique in Edgebrook!\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRE-READING IS RECOMMENDED FOR THIS EVENT…\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLocal Book Lovers will gather \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eto discuss \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.newbookjoy.com\/products\/the-foursome-by-christina-baker-kline-book-or-bundle\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Foursome\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newbookjoy.com\/products\/yesteryear-by-caro-claire-burke-book-or-bundle\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newbookjoy.com\/products\/the-correspondent-by-virginia-evans-book-or-bundle\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e by Christina Baker Kline \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ewith our *We Live in the Past* Book Club Group at our New Book Joy Booktique in Edgebrook (\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e5512 W Devon Ave\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e, where they can also taste some themed bevys (featuring cocktail infusions from another local Chicago small business: Aged \u0026amp; Infused!) inspired by the characters, plots and settings of the story. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGuests will get a FREE TAKE-AWAY GIFT + EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNTS FROM OUR BOOKTIQUE TOO!\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOTE: EACH $20 TICKET PURCHASED ABOVE INCLUDES THE BOOK DISCUSSION, CURATED COCKTAIL TASTING, SPECIAL THEMED TREAT FROM OUR BOOKTIQUE \u0026amp; VIRTUAL COUPON FOR SHOPPING.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWith each Book Club sign up, you can choose to receive a physical copy of the featured book(s) to \u003cem\u003eread before we meet in-person\u003c\/em\u003e (CLICK THE CHECKBOX(ES) TO ADD A COPY OF THE BOOK(S) TO YOUR ORDER), decide to \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003edownload an audiobook from the link below\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ebefore the event, OR opt to grab your book(s) from the library \/ share your book(s) with a friend.\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBOOK SYNOPSIS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom #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...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen Eng and Chang Bunker arrive in Wilkes County in 1839, they’re not just a curiosity - they’re a sensation. 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