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Book Group: “Through the Groves: A Memoir” by Anne Hull

April 18 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am

FREE

Anne Hull grew up in rural Central Florida, barefoot half the time and running through the orange groves her father’s family had worked for generations. The ground trembled from the vibrations of bulldozers and jackhammers clearing land for Walt Disney World. “Look now,” her father told her as they rode through the mossy landscape together. “It will all be gone.” But the real threat was at home, where Hull was pulled between her idealistic but self-destructive father and her mother, a glamorous outsider from Brooklyn struggling with her own aspirations. All the while, Hull felt the pressures of girlhood closing in. Read more on Amazon

Val Wolf shares this month’s review.

Grab a cup of coffee and join us monthly for an informal discussion about the best in Florida literature. Topics range from fiction to food, poetry to politics. Free with registration, the History Center’s book group meets in person and via Zoom from 10:30-11:30 a.m. on the third Thursday of each month. Everyone is welcome!

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Date:
April 18
Time:
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Cost:
FREE
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Website:
https://tampabayhistorycenter.org/book-group/

Organizer

Nancy Dalence
Phone
(813) 675-8983
Email
ndalence@tampabayhistorycenter.org

Venue

Tampa Bay History Center
801 Water Street
Tampa, FL 33602 United States
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The history center is open daily from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

**Galleries are closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas and open until 3 p.m. on Christmas and New Year’s Eve.

Admission prices

Adult: $16.95
College Student: $14.95
Senior (60+): $14.95
Youth (7-17): $12.95
Child (0-6): Free
Members: Free

**First responders and veterans may receive discounted admission at Visitor Services.

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