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OTHER EDITIONS!

The Richest Season is now available as an AUDIO BOOK.

It is also available as an E-BOOK and in LARGE PRINT.

The Richest Season has been translated into ITALIAN and GERMAN. Below is the German Hardcover.

Below is the German Trade Paperback.

Readers - For Book Clubs

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BOOK CLUB DISCUSSION GUIDE

  1. Why doesn't Joanna Tell Grace the truth about leaving her husband? what does that say about her? What would say is her main character flaw?

  2. What was your initial impression of Paul? Do you think most men define themselves by their jobs? Do women?

  3. Do you think Paul would have changed if he hadn't lost his job?

  4. Why was Joanna's trip home so difficult? Her reunion with her children so bittersweet?

  5. After Joanna returns to Pawleys Island, her relationship with Hank never goes back to where it was. Why, do think?

  6. Grace tells Joanna that women fall in love with their illusion of the man. What did she mean by that?

  7. Why did Grace never return to painting until Joanna gave her the art supplies? Is there something you've put on hold in your own life? Do you ever think of trying it again?

  8. What did you think of Grace's final scene? Wasn't this at odds with her Catholic faith? How does she reconcile this in hr own mind? And what of her mind--do you think it, too, had become impaired?

  9. Were you surprised about Joanna going back to Paul in the end?

  10. Motherhood is a theme that runs through this story. Can you give examples of it?

  11. What other themes run through the novel?

QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR

  1. Where did the idea for this novel come from?

  2. You tell the story from the viewpoint of 3 different characters. Did you ever consider writing it differently?

  3. Are any characters based on yourself? How much do you base other characters on the people in your life?

  4. Was the there of motherhood intentional?

  5. The details of Pawleys Island are so vivid. Was it difficult writing descriptive scenes?

  6. Do you have another project on the horizon?


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