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SUMMARY:The Really Popular Book Club: The Duke & I by Julia Quinn
LOCATION:Cambridge University: online
DESCRIPTION:Set in Regency-era London\, the story follows Daphne Bridgerto
 n\, the eldest daughter of a powerful family\, and Simon Basset\, the broo
 ding Duke of Hastings. To escape the pressures of the 'marriage mart’ - 
 Daphne to attract better suitors and Simon to avoid eager debutantes - the
 y enter into a fake courtship. However\, their staged flirtation quickly t
 urns into genuine passion. As they navigate their growing feelings\, they 
 must confront Simon’s traumatic past and his solemn vow to never father 
 an heir - a secret that threatens to tear their new marriage apart before 
 it truly begins. We will be discussing the novel with historian\, author a
 nd broadcaster\, Amy Boyington. To aide the conversation\, we have prepare
 d three 'thinking points' to consider when reading the book: 1. Julia Quin
 n writes a "glittering" version of the early 1800s\, but the stakes for wo
 men were very real. How do the different expectations on boys and girls pl
 ay out in the novel? 2. What effect do the Whistledown entries have on the
  reader's understanding of the social world Daphne and Simon inhibit? 3. T
 he Bridgerton's are famously close-knit\, while Simon’s upbringing was i
 solated and traumatic. To what extent do these backgrounds act as blueprin
 ts for the various characters? The Really Popular Book Club is Cambridge U
 niversity Libraries' book group. Everyone is welcome to come and discuss a
  really popular book with the group\, library staff\, and an expert on the
  novel. Hosted on Zoom\, the book club is completely free and open to ever
 yone\, people attend from all over the world. The Really Popular Book Club
  celebrates the huge range of books at Cambridge University Library. We ha
 ve more than 8 million books and as a legal deposit library we keep a copy
  of every book published in the UK\, and have done since 1710. If you have
 n't attended one of our book club events before\, you can find more inform
 ation at www.lib.cam.ac.uk/bookclub.
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