Does the harshness of life there contribute to the standard of behaviour of some of the characters? For good? and for bad?
What do you think makes Mary Scobie such an important character in the development of the story?
There are 4 strong female characters in this book, Mrs C Rasmussen (Bella), Mary Scobie, Eva and Totty.
Who did you relate to or feel sorry for the most?
Do you think Rose's mother actually felt any love for her child? If so, when did she show it?
Why did the townsfolk turn a blind eye to what Billy Genesis was doing to Rose?
When we first started the book club there a number of us who admitted to not really liking New Zealand authors, now that we have read three NZ authors, Lloyd Jones, Kate Di Goldi and now Jenny Pattrick, have we changed our minds towards New Zealand authors and books?
Remember as usual if you have any more questions please just bring them along to tomorrow's meeting...
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I love author interviews. I also love strong player and it sounds like this book has a lot of them. I just finished another great book,Confucius Jade , but I will put this one on my list.
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