The irresistible romance and rituals of dinner parties
I could piece together a record of my life through the tables I’ve convened friends around.
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Hannah Rose Woods is a cultural historian and the author of Rule, Nostalgia: A Backwards History of Britain.
I could piece together a record of my life through the tables I’ve convened friends around.
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