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How much do you think Anna’s mother knew about her husband’s activities? Do you think she felt her daughter was involved?
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11
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71
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December 19, 2025
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Do you think Anna's mother is a bad person?
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14
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136
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December 19, 2025
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Anna hides her identity from everyone, even those closest to her, because she thinks most people “would recoil from that proximity to evil” – they’d shun her because of her father’s activities (p. 250). Do you agree with her?
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14
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77
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December 19, 2025
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Who did you suspect of carrying out the murders? Were you surprised at the identity of the guilty party?
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19
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137
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December 19, 2025
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Was Anna's father the only reason why Anna felt like a monster? How do you think her mother might have played a role?
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11
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84
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December 19, 2025
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Overall, what did you think of Lolita?
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4
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40
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September 21, 2025
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Do you think Anna is on her way to healing?
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10
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91
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December 19, 2025
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Isabel and Elena don’t understand why their mother is so intent on helping her father, even though Steve was never a part of Cara’s life. Why do you suppose Cara felt she needed to support him? What would you have done in her place?
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13
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59
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December 26, 2025
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Astrid is sued by her second husband, and at first she fights his claim. After playing Helene, though, she agrees to pay him what he wants without further confrontation. What was it about this role that changed her? Why do you suppose she gave in to him?
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6
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28
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December 26, 2025
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For what audience would you recommend The Hunter’s Daughter? Is there another book or author you feel has a similar theme or style?
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11
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111
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December 19, 2025
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Do you think gender plays a big role in the paths each character takes through the book? How about society's changing ideas about love and sex?
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5
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57
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December 26, 2025
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Why do you think so much of the book is spent with the young women who weren't part of Ivan's initial story?
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3
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40
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December 26, 2025
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Why do you think the final chapter was written in 3rd person while the remainder was in the 1st person?
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2
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58
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December 26, 2025
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How did you feel about the initial shift to Astrid's point of view? How did it change your understanding of the characters?
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6
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74
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December 26, 2025
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Did you expect the way the narrative was told through such a wide variety of characters? Were there different perspectives you wanted to hear from or return to?
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8
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73
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December 26, 2025
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Who was protecting Anna from potentially dangerous people?
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8
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63
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December 19, 2025
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Strange things happen to Anna throughout the book and there is talk of even stranger things that have gone on before. Did you think there was a logical explanation for everything, or did you believe in the strangeness?
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6
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79
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December 19, 2025
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Nick is always there for Anna. As you learned more about him at the end of the book, does his care for Anna help shape your opinion of forgiveness and healing from trauma?
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6
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91
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December 19, 2025
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How was the rock star enabled in his pursuit of Birdie? Who was complicit? How have you seen this dynamic play out in real life?
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17
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164
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November 18, 2025
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Overall, what did you think of The Cover Girl? (no spoilers, please!)
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35
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377
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November 18, 2025
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How did you feel about the rock star not having a name? Why might the author have made this choice?
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25
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138
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November 18, 2025
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Which of the characters did you like best? How about least? Why did you choose those two?
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16
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167
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November 13, 2025
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Which red herrings did you find buried in the story? What did you think of them?
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6
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85
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November 13, 2025
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What did you think of the ultimate fate of the Woman and the Weasel? Why do you suppose the thief took this action?
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3
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64
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November 13, 2025
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Were there any plot twists that surprised you? If so, which ones?
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3
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64
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November 13, 2025
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Overall, what did you think of Death at the Sign of the Rook? (no spoilers, please!)
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39
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382
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November 13, 2025
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Who would you cast in a film or television adaptation of The Cover Girl?
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7
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137
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November 18, 2025
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Birdie’s self-image is tied to how she views her body, thinking in 1975 that she was a “freak” and trying to conceal her height. How do you think today’s teens are affected by body image? Are they impacted more, less, or about the same as Birdie was
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14
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80
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November 18, 2025
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From her earliest modeling days, Birdie finds freedom in fashion. What does fashion mean to her? Have you ever used clothes as armor or to convey something about you?
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8
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70
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November 18, 2025
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Have you seen Case Histories, the BBC series based on the Jackson Brodie books? If so, what did you think of the casting? How about the story itself – does it adhere to the books or diverge?
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9
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94
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November 13, 2025
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