Hello Beautiful People,
It’s the second month of our book club, and we’re reading FALLEN BEAUTY, by Erika Robuck.
Here are our favorite questions:
- What was your initial impression/reaction when reading FALLEN BEAUTY?
- How are both Edna St. Vincent Millay and Laura Kelley “fallen women’? How does each rebuild her life after her fall?
- Do you think, like Edna, that artists should seek to live fully in order to have profound experiences to inspire their art? What price might an artist pay in doing so? What price does Millay pay? What about Laura?
- Attitudes about out-of-wedlock births have changed dramatically since the 1930s when this novel takes place/ Do you have stories to share, perhaps from your own family, about women whose lives were affected by a pregnancy outside of marriage? How different is your own attitude to those held in the thirties?
- Brilliant storytelling stays with the reader long after they have closed the book. What about this story will stay with you?
Be sure to follow @TheWriteTeach + @CloseReadsCafe to keep up with the latest bookish news! And, just as a reminder, participants in this month’s book club discussion will receive a custom bookmark, inspired by FALLEN BEAUTY, (pictured above).
Live, Love, Learn,