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And as a pillar in the community, an advocate for female refugees, and a woman happily married for decades, no one had a bad word to say about Diana…except Lucy. Exquisitely polite, friendly, and always generous, Diana nonetheless kept Lucy at arm’s length despite her desperate attempts to win her over. If you’re in the mood for another Sally Hepworth, check out The Mother-in-Law!įrom the moment Lucy met her husband’s mother, she knew she wasn’t the wife Diana had envisioned for her perfect son.

Hope you enjoyed book club questions for The Good Sister! Here are some more recommendations along with links to book club questions. Who is ‘the good sister’ in this story?.What did you think about the ending? What happens next for Fern and Wally? Will Fern talk to Rose again?.Were you surprised by this? Why do you think the police decided not to investigate it? But we later learn that Rose had a big hand in his death.

Fern inadvertently killed her mother’s boyfriend’s son. When did Fern realize she didn’t want to give up her baby to Rose?.Did you start to have suspicions about Rose? Or were you surprised at the reveal that she wasn’t who she seemed?.What did you think about their relationship and romance? Fern meets Rocco, who she nicknames Wally, at the library.

How did Rose use Fern’s condition to manipulate and control her? But we later learn that Rose appears to suffer from a narcissistic disorder.

Fern is on the autistic spectrum and deals with sensory issues while Rose has type 1 diabetes and appears unable to have a baby.

Fern considers Rose her “person.” Let’s talk about why Fern was so reliant on Rose.

What was behind Fern’s decision to have a baby for Rose?.

Why do you think the author told the story in this way?

We read the story from Fern’s first person perspective and also the diary entires of Rose.

What were your initial impression of the relationship between Fern and Rose?.

Simple.įern’s mission will shake the foundations of the life she has carefully built for herself and stir up dark secrets from the past, in this quirky, rich and shocking story of what families keep hidden. When Rose discovers that she cannot get pregnant, Fern sees her chance to pay her sister back for everything Rose has done for her. Fern has a carefully structured life and disrupting her routine can be…dangerous. And she avoids crowds, bright lights and loud noises as much as possible.

She has dinner with her twin sister Rose three nights a week. There’s only been one time that Rose couldn’t stop me from doing the wrong thing and that was a mistake that will haunt me for the rest of my life.įern Castle works in her local library. I think it’s because there was so much going on with Fern, Wally, her past, etc. I’m curious your thoughts on that-if you accurately guess the key twists in a thriller, does that impact the story for you? Do you try to solve the mystery before the protagonist? Sometimes it takes away from the story if you know where it’s going but I didn’t feel that was the case with this one. That said, I did predict where the story was going. It features a quick style of writing that combines elements of a thriller with a more contemporary type story.