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The Tapestry of Time by Kate Heartfield
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1
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94
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May 13, 2025
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In an age when we can digitize everything, do you think it is still important to preserve physical art and artifacts in times of war?
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17
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131
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September 3, 2025
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Overall, what did you think of The Tapestry of Time? (no spoilers, please!)
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17
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191
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September 3, 2025
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How much do you know about your own family's history during WWII?
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14
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109
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September 3, 2025
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How do you feel historical fiction can influence the way we look at history?
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12
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153
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September 3, 2025
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Which of the four sisters (Kit, Ivy, Helen and Rose) do you identify with most, and why?
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11
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115
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September 3, 2025
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What’s your opinion about the existence of clairvoyance? Have you experienced anything similar?
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11
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104
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September 3, 2025
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What did you think of Evelyn’s approach to the war (“transactional resistance,” in her words), whereby she gives the Nazis information in exchange for protection/papers for her friends?
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10
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105
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September 3, 2025
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Kit believes that the Nazis “need a history they can believe in…a history that tells the story they want it to tell” (p. 9). How did you feel about her opinion here? Do you think this was an important part of the control they had over their population?
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9
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72
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September 3, 2025
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To what audience would you recommend The Tapestry of Time? Is there another book or author you feel has a similar theme or style?
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9
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131
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September 3, 2025
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What do you think is holding back Kit in her relationship with Max?
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8
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109
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September 3, 2025
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Mr. Yardley tells Helen about a “feminine impulse to warn and to guide…going back to the oldest times” (p.154). Do you think it’s true that women are more likely to fill this role than men? Why or why not?
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8
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85
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September 3, 2025
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Is there a quote or scene in The Tapestry of Time that stood out for you? Why do you suppose it resonated?
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7
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111
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September 3, 2025
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Why do you think Helen struggles to cope with her clairvoyance?
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7
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111
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September 3, 2025
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What surprised you the most about the book? Did you learn anything new about the period from it?
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6
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106
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September 3, 2025
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The girls’ mother tells Helen to not worry about her father (“There’s no need to borrow trouble. I’m sure your father is fine” p. 242). Why do you suppose she was so complacent? What would you have done, if anything, had you been in her place?
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5
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79
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September 3, 2025
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The novel explores some mysteries about the Bayeux Tapestry. Do you think it matters whether we find definitive answers to those questions, such as who created it and why?
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5
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96
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September 3, 2025
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How does the inclusion of clairvoyance in the novel influence the way it explores its historical themes?
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5
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105
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September 3, 2025
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Which of the minor characters did you find the most intriguing, and why?
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4
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93
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September 3, 2025
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In a vision, Ivy sees Queen Matilda telling Aelfgyva that if she presses her son’s claim that he'll die an early death, while if she steps aside he’ll live. What did you think of this scene? Would you have made a different decision?
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3
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69
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September 3, 2025
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Kit thinks, “[This guard] has a gun and he believes in it, just as he believes women shouldn’t smoke or wear trousers...His Paris is not her Paris, but his Paris snakes through hers, unavoidable” (p.30). What did you think about her observations?
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3
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60
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September 3, 2025
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What weakness(es) in the writing of the book, if any, bothered you a bit?
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3
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99
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September 3, 2025
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How does the novel exemplify ‘life carries on’?
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2
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109
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September 3, 2025
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