BOOK CLUB QUESTIONS:

1. What were your initial thoughts on Augustus? Did your opinion of him change throughout the book?
2. The "summer sisters" were the main characters in this book, but they all had a lot going on in their personal lives that brought some surprising plot twists to the story! Were you surprised by the big reveal and conflict between Maggie and Joe near the end of the book?
3. Which of the three sisters do you feel like you related to the most? In what ways did you relate to each one?
4. Between the town hall meetings and the way everyone banded together for the winter solstice celebration, Rowan Thorp reminded us a lot of Stars Hollow in Gilmore Girls. Could you see yourself living in and embracing that sort of small town community/environment?
5. How does this quote from Star change your perspective, if at all, on the importance of leaving a "large" mark on the world: “I want to live small and happy, I want to leave only the tiniest footprint on the world. Why isn't that something to aspire to? My life goal is to feel contentment; to me that's the only thing worth striving for."

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BOOK CLUB QUESTIONS:

1. Is the theater world enchanting to you, or scary? Have you ever been in a theater production?
2. Often in books we don't know that a murder has happened for sure until it happens, but this story was full of foreshadowing... almost as if the main character/narrator was telling the story after it happened and reflecting. What did you think of this writing style?
3. Which death were you most surprised by, Chester or Tyrone?
4. What kind of woman do you think you would have been in the 1930s? More content in a homemaker role or driving forward in the workplace like Daphne?
5. Would you hop in the car for a round trip with people you just met IF it meant you might get to solve a murder?!

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BOOK CLUB QUESTIONS:

1. Would you consider Kate’s view of dating at the beginning of the book as cynical or just more practical? Did you connect with that view at all, or are you more of a hopeless romantic?
2. If you were in Kate’s position, do you think you would be bold or brave enough to sign up for the 12 Dates of Christmas?
3. If you could choose any of Kate’s dates to go on, which one would it be?
4. Outside of the date that you would have chosen for yourself, which of the dates was most entertaining for you to read?
5. Were you surprised that Kate considered leaving Blexford? Do you think if Matt had not confessed his feelings for her, that she would have gone through with the move?
6. What were your final thoughts about the ending? Do you think someone said something to Matt about Kate leaving and that influenced his decision, or do you think he finally came to his senses on his own?

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