A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow
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Summary
A New York Times bestseller
A Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club YA Pick
Love & Gelato meets Don’t Date Rosa Santos in this charming， heartfelt story following a Miami girl who unexpectedly finds love—and herself—in a small English town。
For Lila Reyes， a summer in England was never part of the plan。 The plan was 1） take over her abuela’s role as head baker at their panadería， 2） move in with her best friend after graduation， and 3） live happily ever after with her boyfriend。 But then the Trifecta happened， and everything—including Lila herself—fell apart。
Worried about Lila’s mental health， her parents make a new plan for her: spend three months with family friends in Winchester， England， to relax and reset。 But with the lack of sun， a grumpy inn cook， and a small town lacking Miami flavor （both in food and otherwise）， what would be a dream trip for some feels more like a nightmare to Lila…until she meets Orion Maxwell。
A teashop clerk with troubles of his own， Orion is determined to help Lila out of her funk， and appoints himself as her personal tour guide。 From Winchester’s drama-filled music scene to the sweeping English countryside， it isn’t long before Lila is not only charmed by Orion， but England itself。 Soon a new future is beginning to form in Lila’s mind—one that would mean leaving everything she ever planned behind。
A Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club YA Pick
Love & Gelato meets Don’t Date Rosa Santos in this charming， heartfelt story following a Miami girl who unexpectedly finds love—and herself—in a small English town。
For Lila Reyes， a summer in England was never part of the plan。 The plan was 1） take over her abuela’s role as head baker at their panadería， 2） move in with her best friend after graduation， and 3） live happily ever after with her boyfriend。 But then the Trifecta happened， and everything—including Lila herself—fell apart。
Worried about Lila’s mental health， her parents make a new plan for her: spend three months with family friends in Winchester， England， to relax and reset。 But with the lack of sun， a grumpy inn cook， and a small town lacking Miami flavor （both in food and otherwise）， what would be a dream trip for some feels more like a nightmare to Lila…until she meets Orion Maxwell。
A teashop clerk with troubles of his own， Orion is determined to help Lila out of her funk， and appoints himself as her personal tour guide。 From Winchester’s drama-filled music scene to the sweeping English countryside， it isn’t long before Lila is not only charmed by Orion， but England itself。 Soon a new future is beginning to form in Lila’s mind—one that would mean leaving everything she ever planned behind。
Reviews
Nicki
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I LOVED this novel！ It is sweet， calming， and full of delicious baked goods！
Sophia
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3。5 starsI haven’t decided how I feel abt this tbh- the last 40 or so pages were great， but I didn’t really love the writing style and I didn’t connect with the characters loadsAlso I feel like the plot between Lila and Stef was unnecessary， and the one between Lila and Andres had an unsatisfactory endingAlso as a Brit a couple of things were wrong in the descriptions which were really annoying but it was fine lol
alex
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very much ://i couldnt even finish it， however i am marking this as read since i got through like 75% or something
nela
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i honestly really wanted to enjoy it， especially since， hello， there's tea in the title but。。:< i honestly really wanted to enjoy it， especially since， hello， there's tea in the title but。。:< 。。。more
Michelle Adler
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Super cute！ Loved it， but docked a star because Lila was too much at times。 The near incessant baking and feeling it’s her duty to feed and educate these people on what a pastry should be was a bit eye-rolling。 That aside， I loved the cute romance storyline and would be interested in a sequel！ Also interested in a pan cubano…
EDILAINE CRISTINA
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Uma história super fofa e rápida。 Personagens super carismáticos。
Gary Anderson
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Lila Reyes loves Miami。 She loves the heat， the look， the feel， and most of all， her family and the Cuban bakery founded by her beloved， recently deceased abuela。 Lila takes her grandmother’s death hard， and the heartache is compounded by a breakup with her boyfriend just before prom and her best friend’s sudden decision to do volunteer work in Ghana。 So， Lila’s parents decide she needs a change of scenery， and they send her off to spend some time with a family friend who emigrated from Miami to Lila Reyes loves Miami。 She loves the heat， the look， the feel， and most of all， her family and the Cuban bakery founded by her beloved， recently deceased abuela。 Lila takes her grandmother’s death hard， and the heartache is compounded by a breakup with her boyfriend just before prom and her best friend’s sudden decision to do volunteer work in Ghana。 So， Lila’s parents decide she needs a change of scenery， and they send her off to spend some time with a family friend who emigrated from Miami to Winchester， England。From there， Laura Taylor Namey’s debut young adult novel A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow （Atheneum， 2021） checks a lot of predictable boxes but still delivers a satisfying helping of charm。 The predictable elements–-a relationship with an English lad， exuberant descriptions of English scenery and customs， and a few low-key surprises--feel cozy and endearing as Namey delivers them through the eyes and voice of the likeable Lila。Just as much as A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow is about travel and romance， it is also about baking。 Lila learned artful baking from her abuela， and the creations and inventive cooking processes are set forth in mouth-watering detail as they have almost magical effects on those lucky enough to taste them。 This book is guaranteed to lure in readers who devoutly watch “The Great British Baking Show。”I’ve always thought that some of the best writing involves food or travel。 A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow combines both of those， along with sweet-natured main characters and just enough family and relationship drama to provide a little tension in the narrative。 One of the plot threads in A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow involves Lila’s ambition not to go to college but to take over the family bakery in Miami。 Many young adult books deal with the pressures of college preparation， so it’s refreshing to have characters who see validity in other paths。A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow will appeal to young readers interested in travel， cooking （especially baking）， or romance。 I hope Laura Taylor Namey continues to write books like this that celebrate home， family， and the value of exploring connections between cultures。 。。。more
Adeline
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This book had so much more depth to it and I really enjoyed it。 I especially loved the parallels that Lila was drawing between her move to England and her grandmother’s move to Miami。
Lupita Perez Lopez
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¡Increíble！ This story felt like home and una fuerte abrazo all in one。 No soy Cubana pero wow this story made me so proud and happy to read a beautiful Latinx story。 I’m at a loss of words。 I’ll have to come back to finish my review pero read this book！！！ Mi corazón esta lleno 💖
Alyssa Reynoso-Morris
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A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey reminded me of how magical and beautiful teen love can be。 The main characters brought out the best in each other and I think that's my favorite part of this love story。 As a world traveler that spent time in London and as a lover of baked goods， this book filled me like a perfectly baked pastelito。 As a writer but not of love stories， I can confidently say that Laura is BRILLIANT！ I could not put the book down because chapter after A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey reminded me of how magical and beautiful teen love can be。 The main characters brought out the best in each other and I think that's my favorite part of this love story。 As a world traveler that spent time in London and as a lover of baked goods， this book filled me like a perfectly baked pastelito。 As a writer but not of love stories， I can confidently say that Laura is BRILLIANT！ I could not put the book down because chapter after chapter I found myself yelling， "Just kiss her already。" LOL。 It was perfect and skillfully written。 If you love the following this book is for: food， baking， traveling， England， and teen love。 。。。more
Adaobi
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This was a good read but I honestly think authors should do more research before writing。 I'm African， which for one is a 'continent' and and in africa， there are countries which could have been used properly in the book。 Africa isn't a country and even our villages have electricity to blow dry hair。We also have good networks for calls。 It's unreasonable and uncalled for when people just assume everyone in my 'continent' cannot afford or do not even have the privilege of getting the bare minimum This was a good read but I honestly think authors should do more research before writing。 I'm African， which for one is a 'continent' and and in africa， there are countries which could have been used properly in the book。 Africa isn't a country and even our villages have electricity to blow dry hair。We also have good networks for calls。 It's unreasonable and uncalled for when people just assume everyone in my 'continent' cannot afford or do not even have the privilege of getting the bare minimum。 I hate to give this book such a low rating because I enjoyed the story so so much and it reflects the authors life but honestly， do better people 😒 。。。more
Maple Fern
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Audio
🙃IAmAReader🙃
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2。8 Meh， kind of forgettable
Shari
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I absolutely loved this book！ It was perfect。 4 stars only because I wish the ending gave me a little more。
BeeLovingQueen
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This book wants me to spend a summer in England。 I loved every second of it and couldnt put it down！！ Read in one sitting and enjoyed the hell out of it。 Lila and Orion， just so cute and perfect。 The baking was so good I want pastries now！ This is a quick adorable read and I want more。 Definetly recommend it to romance lovers！！！！
Willa
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This might be one of the coziest， charming reads。 A book embodiment of deliciousness。
Victoria Brenner
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i was mad at all of the main characters reactions。 she forgives way to easily。 or im just stubborn…
Diana
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**disappointed， expected more， bored， not impressed**I had pretty high expectations for this book at the beginning。 I first found this book from BookTok and many booktokers gave this book great reviews。 I read short summary of this book and thought it would be cute and my cup of tea。 I enjoyed the beginning of the book when the main character goes to England for vacation。 From there， it went downhill。 One of my favorite tropes is the slow burn。 Some of my favorite books were slow burn trope book **disappointed， expected more， bored， not impressed**I had pretty high expectations for this book at the beginning。 I first found this book from BookTok and many booktokers gave this book great reviews。 I read short summary of this book and thought it would be cute and my cup of tea。 I enjoyed the beginning of the book when the main character goes to England for vacation。 From there， it went downhill。 One of my favorite tropes is the slow burn。 Some of my favorite books were slow burn trope books。 If executed well， the slow burn has potential to be （imo） the best trope。 However， this slow burn book was so painfully， excruciatingly slow， their relationship literally wasn't developing at all。 I was so bored and as a result， this book took me almost a month to finish。 I think the author meant for the ending to be emotional and joyful， but I didn't feel any emotion whatsoever regarding their relationship or any of the characters。 The characters were boring， stereotypical and frankly， pretty annoying。 The worst character was the protagonist， Lila。 She was the epitome of an overgrown toddler who needed to get a grip on her life， stop whining， and think for herself。 Honestly， the only page out of this whole book that evoked any emotion in me was the last， because I was so relieved that I was finally finished。In conclusion， saying I didn't enjoy this book is an understatement。 It wasn't one-star material， but nearly there， more like 1。5 stars。 I would never be so cruel and consider recommending this book to anyone from my best friends to my worst enemies。 。。。more
Max Greeves
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3。5 stars
Polytechnic Upper School Book Club
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Following a desperate and damaging attempt to run from what she calls a “trifecta” of heartbreak， Lila Reyes has been exiled by her Cuban-American parents from her beloved Miami to her aunt’s B&B in Winchester， England in the hopes that she will find peace and healing。 In her opinion， this is just one more act of betrayal， removing control of how she handles her grieving process after the death of her beloved Abuela， the breakup with her long-time boyfriend， and the abandonment of her best frien Following a desperate and damaging attempt to run from what she calls a “trifecta” of heartbreak， Lila Reyes has been exiled by her Cuban-American parents from her beloved Miami to her aunt’s B&B in Winchester， England in the hopes that she will find peace and healing。 In her opinion， this is just one more act of betrayal， removing control of how she handles her grieving process after the death of her beloved Abuela， the breakup with her long-time boyfriend， and the abandonment of her best friend。 Her plan had been to take over the family bakery with her sister， with Pilar handling the business end and Lila honoring her grandmother’s legacy， using both her recipes and the lessons she taught her。 How can she possibly do that if she has to spend the summer an ocean away？On the surface， Winchester and Miami are polar opposites。 One is ancient， gray， chilly， lacking in flavor， understated。 The other is modern， full of color， sizzling， spicy， bold。 Lila’s initial assumption is that the people reflect their cities…this will feel like a prison sentence。 So， after 48 hours of solitude， her first surprise is finding that the loud rock music emanating from her cousin Gordon’s room is the creative inspiration for his beautiful architectural drawings。 Then she meets Orion Maxwell， the son of the local tea purveyor， his sister Flora， the talented singer-songwriter Jules， and her boyfriend Remy。 Orion， who makes it his mission to find Lila’s favorite flavor of tea， offers to be her Winchester tour guide。 Through various adventures over the course of the book， the five friends collectively show her that there are so many flavors to food and drink， styles of music， dance， and architecture， landscape views， and even types of heartbreak， grief， and love beyond the small world she has inhabited her whole life， that she slowly comes to love her temporary home。 Although Orion and Lila are both dealing with weighty issues， their shared grief creates a special bond between them that will make it difficult to let go at the end of the summer。 Will there be any way for them to keep the relationship alive when they’re worlds apart？ This aptly-titled book is a culinary guide to Cuban cuisine， a travel guide of Winchester， and an emotional journey both on foot and via many modes of transportation through grief， loss， and hope。 The descriptions of the food are mouth-watering and central to the story， both as a tribute to Lila’s Abuela and as a plot point when Lila takes over the B&B kitchen in the absence of their regular pastry chef。 The city of Winchester and the surrounding countryside， which Lila and Orion discover on their runs and the back of his motorcycle， are another character in the story and like the humans， are well-drawn and another reason that Lila comes to love her place of exile。 Although there are heavy topics such as mental illness and death， they are handled delicately。 In the talented hands of Laura Taylor Namey， this is another extraordinary young adult novel to share with teens who are looking for a deeply-emotional， thought-provoking story that will leave them wanting more。 Highly recommended！ 。。。more
Nomadic Librarian
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Following a desperate and damaging attempt to run from what she calls a “trifecta” of heartbreak， Lila Reyes has been exiled by her Cuban-American parents from her beloved Miami to her aunt’s B&B in Winchester， England in the hopes that she will find peace and healing。 In her opinion， this is just one more act of betrayal， removing control of how she handles her grieving process after the death of her beloved Abuela， the breakup with her long-time boyfriend， and the abandonment of her best frien Following a desperate and damaging attempt to run from what she calls a “trifecta” of heartbreak， Lila Reyes has been exiled by her Cuban-American parents from her beloved Miami to her aunt’s B&B in Winchester， England in the hopes that she will find peace and healing。 In her opinion， this is just one more act of betrayal， removing control of how she handles her grieving process after the death of her beloved Abuela， the breakup with her long-time boyfriend， and the abandonment of her best friend。 Her plan had been to take over the family bakery with her sister， with Pilar handling the business end and Lila honoring her grandmother’s legacy， using both her recipes and the lessons she taught her。 How can she possibly do that if she has to spend the summer an ocean away？On the surface， Winchester and Miami are polar opposites。 One is ancient， gray， chilly， lacking in flavor， understated。 The other is modern， full of color， sizzling， spicy， bold。 Lila’s initial assumption is that the people reflect their cities…this will feel like a prison sentence。 So， after 48 hours of solitude， her first surprise is finding that the loud rock music emanating from her cousin Gordon’s room is the creative inspiration for his beautiful architectural drawings。 Then she meets Orion Maxwell， the son of the local tea purveyor， his sister Flora， the talented singer-songwriter Jules， and her boyfriend Remy。 Orion， who makes it his mission to find Lila’s favorite flavor of tea， offers to be her Winchester tour guide。 Through various adventures over the course of the book， the five friends collectively show her that there are so many flavors to food and drink， styles of music， dance， and architecture， landscape views， and even types of heartbreak， grief， and love beyond the small world she has inhabited her whole life， that she slowly comes to love her temporary home。 Although Orion and Lila are both dealing with weighty issues， their shared grief creates a special bond between them that will make it difficult to let go at the end of the summer。 Will there be any way for them to keep the relationship alive when they’re worlds apart？ This aptly-titled book is a culinary guide to Cuban cuisine， a travel guide of Winchester， and an emotional journey both on foot and via many modes of transportation through grief， loss， and hope。 The descriptions of the food are mouth-watering and central to the story， both as a tribute to Lila’s Abuela and as a plot point when Lila takes over the B&B kitchen in the absence of their regular pastry chef。 The city of Winchester and the surrounding countryside， which Lila and Orion discover on their runs and the back of his motorcycle， are another character in the story and like the humans， are well-drawn and another reason that Lila comes to love her place of exile。 Although there are heavy topics such as mental illness and death， they are handled delicately。 In the talented hands of Laura Taylor Namey， this is another extraordinary young adult novel to share with teens who are looking for a deeply-emotional， thought-provoking story that will leave them wanting more。 Highly recommended！ 。。。more
C
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a cuban girl's guide to tea and tomorrow is exactly what i needed right now :）it just hit the spot perfectly。 beautifully written characters and relationships， in a book about grief and healing and starting totally fresh。 it's a love letter to Cuba， to baking， and to new friends。 in the acknowledgements， the author explains that during the writing of this book she lost two close family members and that this story was a way of keeping them with her。 i think it makes Lila's grief so much more inte a cuban girl's guide to tea and tomorrow is exactly what i needed right now :）it just hit the spot perfectly。 beautifully written characters and relationships， in a book about grief and healing and starting totally fresh。 it's a love letter to Cuba， to baking， and to new friends。 in the acknowledgements， the author explains that during the writing of this book she lost two close family members and that this story was a way of keeping them with her。 i think it makes Lila's grief so much more intense， because it was real feelings flowing through her to the reader。I think the only character that could have done with a bit more development is Remi， he was kind of just there。 everyone else， however， was wonderfully well developed。 Lila's relationship with Flora stood out especially。i hope i'll be able to reread this eventually。 it's the perfect feel good story， without being one dimensional。 。。。more
Yna the Mood Reader
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“Impossible。 I’d heard this word before and pounded it like a hard coconut shell。 Then I used the rich， white flesh to make a cake。” Such a cute foodie romance。 I listened to the audiobook via Scribd and I definitely enjoyed the Cuban food， the travel， and the characters。 They're all so adorable and I feel so soft。 “Impossible。 I’d heard this word before and pounded it like a hard coconut shell。 Then I used the rich， white flesh to make a cake。” Such a cute foodie romance。 I listened to the audiobook via Scribd and I definitely enjoyed the Cuban food， the travel， and the characters。 They're all so adorable and I feel so soft。 。。。more
Tahsin
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This is a case of me， not the book。 I've been trying to get into this for days and honestly， I just don't feel like it and have no motivation to continue。 I really want to pick this up again sometime in the future just not right now。 This is a case of me， not the book。 I've been trying to get into this for days and honestly， I just don't feel like it and have no motivation to continue。 I really want to pick this up again sometime in the future just not right now。 。。。more
jani hernan
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Definitely a page turner but everything is straight forward。 I did not get that much how fast did Orion turned his eyes to the leading lady of this story。 There was what's-holding-you-back in their relationship towards the end and for me that should not be there after what the characters have gone through。 Definitely a page turner but everything is straight forward。 I did not get that much how fast did Orion turned his eyes to the leading lady of this story。 There was what's-holding-you-back in their relationship towards the end and for me that should not be there after what the characters have gone through。 。。。more
Genavieve
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Lila's background as a Cuban baker makes this story fun to read。 Her summer in England is also a nice element for those who want a story centered in two different cultures and cities。 I was on board with Lila as a character and， for that reason， almost wish this wasn't a romance？ Lila's struggle to find herself in a world of perceived responsibilities makes a great coming-of-age story。 For that reason， the love interest's character is a little bit of a let down。 Overall， though， I think this boo Lila's background as a Cuban baker makes this story fun to read。 Her summer in England is also a nice element for those who want a story centered in two different cultures and cities。 I was on board with Lila as a character and， for that reason， almost wish this wasn't a romance？ Lila's struggle to find herself in a world of perceived responsibilities makes a great coming-of-age story。 For that reason， the love interest's character is a little bit of a let down。 Overall， though， I think this book would do well with young adult audiences and anyone who's interested in beautifully-written descriptions of Cuban bakes :） 。。。more
Monica
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This was a cute story and I liked that part。 I also liked so many of the main characters and their interactions and easy friendships。 I was just often confused by the wording and the ramblings of the Lila。 I really struggled to like her as she seemed over dramatic and tortured。 I felt like I skimmed a lot to get to the good parts - and there were good parts - but it wasn't connected enough to me。 I almost stopped reading it a number of time - it never takes me 7 days to read a book！ - I'm glad I This was a cute story and I liked that part。 I also liked so many of the main characters and their interactions and easy friendships。 I was just often confused by the wording and the ramblings of the Lila。 I really struggled to like her as she seemed over dramatic and tortured。 I felt like I skimmed a lot to get to the good parts - and there were good parts - but it wasn't connected enough to me。 I almost stopped reading it a number of time - it never takes me 7 days to read a book！ - I'm glad I finished and I was satisfied with the ending and the characters growth。 。。。more
Isabel
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*4。5
Naadhira Zahari
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A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey is a delicious story about scrumptious food as well as looking forward to the future and starting life again in Winchester， England。 This book is light and a feel good tale， the kind of read to momentarily escape from reality and travel to a lovely city， surrounded by new friends and a potential British boyfriend。 I pretty much breezed through this book and it was really cute and fun。 Such a heartwarming read that also highlights on A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey is a delicious story about scrumptious food as well as looking forward to the future and starting life again in Winchester， England。 This book is light and a feel good tale， the kind of read to momentarily escape from reality and travel to a lovely city， surrounded by new friends and a potential British boyfriend。 I pretty much breezed through this book and it was really cute and fun。 Such a heartwarming read that also highlights on Cuban food， mouth-watering pastry with the mixture of British tea and biscuits。 This book made me hungry and definitely in a good way。This book is pretty predictable though。 I knew from the first pages already what was waiting for me for the remaining of the book。 There were absolutely no element of surprise， merely a smooth sailing journey traversing through the city and the Lila's passion towards baking。 Even the romance aspect were just okay for me。All in all， I would still recommend you to read this book if you're looking for a charming read about discovering one's purpose in life， the love for good food and company。 。。。more
mars
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