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Poetry

Why everyone needs a good book club

Poet and artist Frieda Hughes meets an eclectic bunch at her weekly literary gathering, where she bonds with cellists and businesswomen over their shared love of reading...

Friday 08 December 2023 14:08 GMT
‘Beethoven and Brahms were tailed by Tchaikovsky, the rapid arms of the violinists and cellists in unison recalled each composer’s urgency’
‘Beethoven and Brahms were tailed by Tchaikovsky, the rapid arms of the violinists and cellists in unison recalled each composer’s urgency’ (Getty Images)

BOOK CLUB

We are eclectic: copywriter, businesswoman, weaver and stitcher,

Painter and writer, musician and sculptress, horse-riding charity promoter,

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