The suggested questions are intended to help your reading group find new and interesting angles and topics for your discussion. Guiltstricken, lucy unceremoniously dumped her native american boyfriend keegan and left her hometown, the eponymous lake of dreams in upstate new york, to attend college out west. Have a discussion with your book club about the ways your reading selection has changed each of. Dream house by valerie laken book club discussion questions. If you are starting a book club with your friends, then you need to find the perfect name for your club. Sep 11, 2019 general book club questions for any kind of discussion.
Join us september 11, 2018, for a discussion of kim edwards the lake of dreams, a powerful family drama and unforgettable story of love lost and found. Her nights are plagued by dreams, the setting by the water and the mysterious man who appears in them always the same. Books are an opportunity for you to build your dreams and explore the dreams of other people. This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions. I will say that linda howard did a nice job stringing. Book questions and reading guides discussion guides for book clubs more than 500 printable reading guides for exceptional books. We hope that these ideas will enrich your conversation and increase your enjoyment of the book. The lake house book by kate morton official publisher. For example, a mystery book club might name itself after sherlock holmes or baker street. Bloomsbury reading group guides from bloomsbury publishing. Or, is the team struggling with the last few books youve read. I have put together a list of 10 book club discussion questions that will work for any book, and still encourage lively and engaging conversation. View upcoming events, information about library services and programs, and more. Discussion questions ooocuin wonderfully moving emotionally precisea beautifully crafted study of dysfunction and grief will resonate with anyone who has ever had a family drama boston globe 9.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Edwardss second novel, the lake of dreams, aims for a similar goal over a longer. Are you always struggling to come up with book club questions to help guide your group discussion. Her parents are determined that lydia will fulfill the dreams they were unable to pursuein marilyns case that her daughter become a doctor. Lake of dreams by linda howard blogging about books. Consider the various ways in which the other characters in the book react when they learn that marlowe is a. Each member or a team of 23 takes a card and answers the question. Ive found that the best book club discussion questions are ones that are openended and that get people to share their personal opinions. Dec 14, 2017 in one of my past book clubs, we literally only read books that included discussion questions at the end of the book because we wanted to be certain wed have a meaningful discussion. Jan 07, 2010 edwardss second novel, the lake of dreams, aims for a similar goal over a longer time span, reaching back many generations to expose hidden connections between a contemporary youngwoman and her female ancestor who had been erased, until now, from the family record. Lucy jarrett is at a crossroads in her life, still haunted by her fathers unresolved death a decade earlier.
Then came a career as a hydrologist working for multinationals and a string of shortlived romances. May 29, 2016 book club questions for the house by the lake. Oct 01, 2019 so whether youre in a book club now, want to be, or just really love reading and talking about books to anyone, i have suggestions on your next pick. In the epilogue, ijeoma says, in a life story full of dreams, there are even more dreams 315. But what really satisfies here is the unlikely friendship between l. To rescue her elderly neighbor eudora gibson from the cellar in. This blog describes the titles in the book club set collection currently housed at south jordan library. How important or meaningful are dreams to the characters who have them. Select a number of questions, write each on an index card, and distribute. It is a good idea to plan on finishing the book a little earlier than you might otherwise so that you have time to think about it and prepare before your book club meets.
It is 2006, and almost 10 years since martin jarrett was drowned in the finger lakes town of the lake of dreams. If youre ready to start a book club, heres 40 of the best book club questions, for fiction and nonfiction alike. Set in minnesotas boundary waters area, the fastpaced book follows irishnative american cork oconnoran exsheriff and former chicago copas he tries to unravel the death of a judge. And the best part for me is there was a big unexpected twist i. Read more proust book discussion 12 proustians building beloved community. Books may be checked out singly or as a set by any salt lake county library cardholder. Do you see the influence of blytons writing in the lake house. Bird includes discussion questions and ideas for enhancing your book club. As a member or leader of a book club, you are likely to be reading books on a wide variety of topics, both fiction and nonfiction. Book club questions for the house by the lake ella carey. But sadly i cant, because it will give away the entire plot. Book questions and reading guidesdiscussion guides for book clubs more than 500 printable reading guides for exceptional books.
If you get to pick the book, here are some recommendations for engaging books that are likely to promote discussion. She harshly dismissed her fathers suggestion they go fishing on the lake. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Youll also find printable book club questions at the end of this post to bring to. We try to provide as many as we can an in a timely manner on our discussion questions page, but most of the time discussion questions arent even available for books until it comes out in paperback. I have been asked by several readers for book club questions for the house by the lake. What im interested in when researching and writing these novels is the idea of secret histories stories of families and people who have largely been forgotten, whose histories may have been overlooked as not important enough to be recorded by historians. What im interested in when researching and writing these novels is the idea of secret histories stories of families and people who have largely been forgotten, whose histories may have been overlooked as not important enough to be recorded by. With surprises at every turn, brimming with vibrant detail, the lake of dreams is an arresting saga in which every element. Our reading guides aim to provide discussion points to get the conversation going. Years ago i wrote a 400 page draft of a different novel that had some of these same thematic concerns, including a complex family history, the importance of the land, and the comet connecting generations. Twentyyearold jenilee lane, whose dreams are as narrow as the sky is wide, doesnt imagine any good could come out of the tornado that has ripped across the missouri farmland where she makes her home. Edwardss second novel, the lake of dreams, aims for a similar goal over a longer time span, reaching back many generations to expose hidden connections between a contemporary youngwoman and her female ancestor who had been erased, until now, from the family record.
A missing child june 1933, and the edevane familys country house, loeanneth, is polished and gleaming, ready for the muchanticipated midsummer eve party. Even if you do have a reading guide, these questions will still help engage your book. Book club questions for the tea girl of hummingbird lane. Feb 03, 2018 14 online book clubs you can join right now. Jan 04, 2011 the lake of dreams is a book ive been imagining for a long time. Desperate for some much needed relaxation, thea travels to her familys remote country lake house. To ask other readers questions about the lake of dreams, please sign up. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. My current book club group is much more casual, but perhaps too much so. The lake of dreams is a book ive been imagining for a long time. If not, you can visit the publisher or authors website and find online reading guides. In the lake of dreams, you give a subtle nod to the memory keepers daughter when lucy looks at the book her mother is reading and.
Years ago i wrote a 400 page draft of a different novel that had some of these same thematic. In one of my past book clubs, we literally only read books that included discussion questions at the end of the book because we wanted to be certain wed have a meaningful discussion. Lost lake by sarah addison allen reading guidebook club. Lake of dreams kim edwards, 2011 penguin group usa 400 pp. And the best part for me is there was a big unexpected twist i did not see coming from a million. Alice edevane, sixteen years old and a budding writer, is especially excited. I absolutely loved the authors writing style and prose. General book club questions for study and discussion. Find groups in mentor, ohio about book club and meet people in your local community who share your interests. The book of songs is the oldest extant collection of chinese poetry, written between the 7th and 11th centuries b. Many books have reading guides at the end of the book that are perfect to use for your book club. Sep 05, 2016 when you choose a popular book club book, you can often find a wealth of book discussion questions already written for you. Title entries include a brief summary of each book along with links to the library catalog. Lisa wingate, author of before we were yours old hollywood is its own kind of oz in finding dorothy, complete with false dazzle and complex combinations of threat and allure.
Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. Browse our free library of reading guides including discussion questions, further. The novels tidiness extends beyond these questions to lucys. So whether youre in a book club now, want to be, or just really love reading and talking about books to anyone, i have suggestions on your next pick. Is the group on a roll and ready to tackle that long thick book youve been talking about for months. With its hidden secrets and the sprawling estate, the lake house has a cinematic feel to it. Keep the mood of the club in mind when selecting the book. Horatios letter stuns ophelia, sending her into dazed dreams of elsinore. No matter the genre, age, notoriety, or length of the book of the moment, book club questions can kickstart or enhance your group discussion.
This book, while brimming with possibility, is a promise unfulfilled. Our 23 hour meetings are primarily a social gathering with a mere 10 minute discussion. This is my first book by laura lippman and i am so glad i was introduced to this authors writing. If youre ready to start a book club, heres 40 of the best book club questions, for fiction.
An explosive and emotionally charged thriller from the carnegie shortlisted nick lake. Finding books book ideas and more resources for book clubs from ilovelibraries. Imbued with all the lyricism, compassion, and suspense of her bestselling novel, the memory keepers daughter, kim edwardss the lake of dreams is a powerful family drama and an unforgettable story of love lost and found. A story of family, identity, and motherhood, lisa sees the tea girl of hummingbird lane is a moving journey through a littleknown world. Sign me up to get more news about literary fiction books. Learn more if you would like more tips on holding a book club discussion, check out our book club discussion guide. Nov 23, 2010 this book, while brimming with possibility, is a promise unfulfilled. When she was little, joni used to have dreams that she could fly. Aug 21, 2017 ive been in a lot of book clubs, and i know its not always easy to get a conversation going on a book.
Whether you are discussing characters and their actions, setting, theme, or images, having a guide to questions that will. Choose one question at a time and toss it out to the group. Find discussion questions and reading group guide for the lake of dreams by kim edwards. Book club discussion questions the book club guide. Discuss the ways in which edwards employs images of the natural world throughout the novel. Finding the right book club book is easy when you follow these helpful tips. A young woman, lucy, returns from japan to her upstate new york home, actually a victorian mansion by the lake of dreams, a place from which she has distanced herself since her fathers death. Read the enchanted wood with your book club and discuss it within the context of the lake house. This study guide consists of approximately 40 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the lady in the lake. Towards the end of the lake of dreams, edwards writes, the earthquakes had eased the underwater island had finally formed p. At bloomsbury we love book groups and thats why weve gone all out to provide our. One problem many book clubs run into is that discussions always seem to get off track, just like they did in the reality tv show tuesday night book club.
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