The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

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Agenda:
12:00 - 12:30 Introductions, Food & Drink Orders
12:30 - 2:00 Book Discussion (questions below)*
2:00 Wrap up

*If it’s too noisy for us to hear each other, we will break up into small groups to talk about the book using the questions below. To make the discussion more engaging, we will choose questions from each category to answer.*

Discussion Questions (website)
Category: Warm-Up Questions
Let’s ease into conversation by asking gentle questions that are easy to answer and help us to get to know each other better.

1. What did you think of this month's book?
2. Would you have picked this book for yourself if you saw it at the library?
3. Have you read this genre before? Would you try another book in the same genre?
4. Who was your favorite character and why?
5. What was your favorite moment of the book?
6. What would you have changed about the plot if you could re-write the story?

Category: Connective Questions
Let’s use the plot of the book to share something about ourselves and relate the story back to ourselves.

1. Have you ever travelled to the destination described in this book? Would you want to?
2. How are the main characters similar to you?
3. Have you ever experienced a challenge like the one described in this book?
4. Which character would you most want to have lunch with and why?
5. How would you have handled the problem the main characters encounters?
6. If you could give the main characters a piece of advice, what would you say?

Last Category: Playful Questions
Once we’ve worked through everyone's thoughts on the plot and characters themselves, let’s break out some playful questions to end the conversation on a high note.

1. Would you thrive in this time period? If you could be anyone in that time, who would you be?
2. Play Casting Director: Who would you assign to play each role for the movie?

About the Book:
A #1 New York Times bestseller
Goodreads Best Historical Novel of the Year
People's Choice Favorite Fiction Winner
#1 Indie Next Selection
A Buzzfeed and The Week Best Book of the Year
Wall Street Journal Best Book of the Year

Soon to be a major motion picture, this unforgettable novel of love and strength in the face of war has enthralled a generation.

With courage, grace, and powerful insight, bestselling author Kristin Hannah captures the epic panorama of World War II and illuminates an intimate part of history seldom seen: the women's war. The Nightingale tells the stories of two sisters, separated by years and experience, by ideals, passion and circumstance, each embarking on her own dangerous path toward survival, love, and freedom in German-occupied, war-torn France—a heartbreakingly beautiful novel that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the durability of women. It is a novel for everyone, a novel for a lifetime.

Disclaimer:
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