Title: The Boston GirlAuthor: Anita DiamantPage Count: 322 pagesGenre: Historical FictionTone: Dramatic, Reflective Summary:Recounting the story of her life to her granddaughter, octogenarian Addie describes how she was raised in early-twentieth-century America by Jewish immigrant parents in a teeming multicultural neighborhood. SPOILER WARNING: These book discussion questions are highly detailed and will ruin plot points…
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Book Discussion Questions: Tell the Wolves I’m Home by Carol Rifka Brunt
Title: Tell the Wolves I'm HomeAuthor: Carol Rifka BruntPage Count: 360 pagesGenre: Coming-of-ageTone: Moving, Atmospheric Summary:Her world upended by the death of a beloved artist uncle who was the only person who understood her, fourteen-year-old June is mailed a teapot by her uncle's grieving friend, with whom June forges a poignant relationship. SPOILER WARNING: These…
Book Discussion Questions: Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
Title: Ordinary GraceAuthor: William Kent KruegerPage Count: 307 pagesGenre: Mystery, Psychological fictionTone: Melancholy, Nostalgic, Strong sense of place Summary:Looking back at a tragic event that occurred during his 13th year, a man explores how a complicated web of secrets, adultery and betrayal shattered his Methodist family and their small 1961 Minnesota community. SPOILER WARNING: These book…
Book Discussion Questions: Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf
Title: Our Souls at NightAuthor: Kent HarufPage Count: 179 pagesGenre: Literary Fiction, Love StoriesTone: Reflective, Bittersweet, Moving Summary:In Holt, Colorado, widower Louis Waters is initially thrown when the widowed Addie Moore suggests that they spend time together, in bed, to stave off loneliness, but soon they are exchanging confidences and memories. SPOILER WARNING: These book discussion questions are highly…
Book Discussion Questions: I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh
Title: I Let You GoAuthor: Clare MackintoshPage Count: 388 pagesGenre: Psychological SuspenseTone: Atmospheric, Haunting, Gritty Summary:Devastated by a hit-and-run accident that has ended the life of her young son, Jenna moves to the remote Welsh coast to search for healing while two dedicated policemen try to get to the bottom of the case. SPOILER WARNING:These book discussion…
Book Discussion Questions: The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
Title: The Boys in the BoatAuthor: Daniel James BrownPage Count: 404 pagesGenre: Nonfiction, SportsTone: Impassioned, Inspiring Summary:Out of the depths of the Depression comes an irresistible story about beating the odds and finding hope in the most desperate of times - the improbable, intimate account of how nine working-class boys from the American West showed…
Book Discussion Questions: Small Blessings by Martha Woodroof
Title: Small BlessingsAuthor: Martha WoodroofPage Count: 310 pagesGenre: Fiction, Domestic FictionTone: Heartwarming, Quirky, Thoughtful Summary:In an inspiring tale of a small-town college professor, a remarkable new woman at the bookshop, and the ten-year-old son he never knew he had, this comedy of manners reminds us that sometimes, when it feels like life has veered irrevocably…
Book Discussion Questions: The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Title: The Thirteenth TaleAuthor: Diane SetterfieldPage Count: 406 pagesGenre: Gothic Fiction; Psychological SuspenseTone: Atmospheric, Dramatic Summary:When her health begins failing, the mysterious author Vida Winter decides to let Margaret Lea, a biographer, write the truth about her life, but Margaret needs to verify the facts since Vida has a history of telling outlandish tales. SPOILER WARNING:These book…
Book Discussion Questions: Still Life With Bread Crumbs by Anna Quindlen
Title: Still Life With Bread CrumbsAuthor: Anna QuindlenPage Count: 252 pagesGenre: FictionTone: Moving, Romantic, Reflective Summary:Moving to a small country cabin, a once world-famous photographer bonds with a local man and begins to see the world around her in new, deeper dimensions while evaluating second chances at love, career, and self-understanding. SPOILER WARNING:These book discussion…
Book Discussion Questions: Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
Title: Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and RedemptionAuthor: Bryan StevensonPage Count: 349 pagesGenre: Nonfiction, Memoir, Call-to-ActionTone: Inspiring, Explanatory, Sympathetic Summary:The founder of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama recounts his experiences as a lawyer working to assist those desperately in need, reflecting on his pursuit of the ideal of compassion in American justice. SPOILER WARNING:These book discussion…
