1) What was your favourite part of the book?

2) What character did you identify most with and why?

3) How did Jim’s death affect each of the characters?

4) Do you think Chloe’s choice to move back in the end was a good decision?

5) Why do you think Rayna still tried to appease her parents on their visit?

6) Nothing goes quite as Rayna envisions in her life, at what moment do you think she finally gains confidence and chooses to be happy?

7) How do you think Rayna and Ethan’s individual pasts affected how they dealt with conflict and adversity?

8) How did Carol’s past affect her attitude towards Rayna, and her relationship with Chloe?

9) Would you be happier living in the country or the city?

10) Do you think Ethan had a right to be upset when Mila moved on with Daniel? What did you think of their relationship?