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Authors: Mary Monroe
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READING GROUP GUIDE
EVERY WOMAN'S DREAM
Mary Monroe
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The suggested questions that follow are included to enhance
your group's reading of this book.
your group's reading of this book.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1.
Lola's dying father put a very heavy burden on her shoulders by making her promise to “take care of Bertha” for the rest of her life. Do you think he meant it literally? Do you think he would have made such a request if he had known how Bertha was going to interpret it?
Lola's dying father put a very heavy burden on her shoulders by making her promise to “take care of Bertha” for the rest of her life. Do you think he meant it literally? Do you think he would have made such a request if he had known how Bertha was going to interpret it?
2.
Bertha sabotaged Lola's relationships with men, so Lola felt that the only way she could live a normal life was to lie to Bertha about a lot things. Did you have any sympathy for Lola? If so, would you overlook the fact that she was so deceitful, or was she just as conniving as Bertha?
Bertha sabotaged Lola's relationships with men, so Lola felt that the only way she could live a normal life was to lie to Bertha about a lot things. Did you have any sympathy for Lola? If so, would you overlook the fact that she was so deceitful, or was she just as conniving as Bertha?
3.
Thieves robbed Lola and Joan's storage unit and then they lost some of the other items that they had purchased with the money they scammed from their elderly pen pals. Do you think it was just bad luck or karma?
Thieves robbed Lola and Joan's storage unit and then they lost some of the other items that they had purchased with the money they scammed from their elderly pen pals. Do you think it was just bad luck or karma?
4.
Lola and Joan felt that some people set themselves up to be victims of crimes by advertising for mates in magazines and bragging about their wealth. Do you feel that when people reveal too much personal information that they are asking for trouble and are partially responsible for what happens to them?
Lola and Joan felt that some people set themselves up to be victims of crimes by advertising for mates in magazines and bragging about their wealth. Do you feel that when people reveal too much personal information that they are asking for trouble and are partially responsible for what happens to them?
5.
Scamming elderly people the way Lola and Joan did is despicable. Did they make up for their crime by doing volunteer work for that nursing home? Do you believe they were truly remorseful?
Scamming elderly people the way Lola and Joan did is despicable. Did they make up for their crime by doing volunteer work for that nursing home? Do you believe they were truly remorseful?
6.
Joan regretted marrying Reed before she got to know him better. When he thought he was going to lose her, he attempted suicide and then made it clear to her that he would end his life if she left him. As miserable and trapped as she felt, was she justified in having affairs?
Joan regretted marrying Reed before she got to know him better. When he thought he was going to lose her, he attempted suicide and then made it clear to her that he would end his life if she left him. As miserable and trapped as she felt, was she justified in having affairs?
7.
Even though some people have a lot of success when it comes to Internet dating, it can also be very dangerous. If nothing else had been working out for you, would you still try it?
Even though some people have a lot of success when it comes to Internet dating, it can also be very dangerous. If nothing else had been working out for you, would you still try it?
8.
Libby and Marshall used Bertha for money and abused her in various other ways. Do you think Bertha was also “abusing” Lola and using her by making her feel guilty every time she threatened to move out?
Libby and Marshall used Bertha for money and abused her in various other ways. Do you think Bertha was also “abusing” Lola and using her by making her feel guilty every time she threatened to move out?
9.
Libby and Marshall were very mean to Lola. When Libby accused her of sleeping with her husband and attacked her, Lola finally fought back. Should that have been the perfect reason for her to move out of Bertha's house?
Libby and Marshall were very mean to Lola. When Libby accused her of sleeping with her husband and attacked her, Lola finally fought back. Should that have been the perfect reason for her to move out of Bertha's house?
10.
Calvin Ramsey was a quiet, easygoing man and a good husband to Glinda. But she was still unfaithful and treated him like dirt. He had killed men during the war in the Middle East; but before that, he had always been a nonviolent person. Were you surprised when he snapped and strangled Glinda? Do you think the war had anything to do with him being able to kill so easily?
Calvin Ramsey was a quiet, easygoing man and a good husband to Glinda. But she was still unfaithful and treated him like dirt. He had killed men during the war in the Middle East; but before that, he had always been a nonviolent person. Were you surprised when he snapped and strangled Glinda? Do you think the war had anything to do with him being able to kill so easily?
11.
Did you expect Calvin to turn himself in to the police, or did you think his plan was to get away with murder by hiding Glinda's body in a freezer?
Did you expect Calvin to turn himself in to the police, or did you think his plan was to get away with murder by hiding Glinda's body in a freezer?
12.
Were you surprised when Calvin decided to target other womenâespecially ones who looked like Glindaâand take their lives too?
Were you surprised when Calvin decided to target other womenâespecially ones who looked like Glindaâand take their lives too?
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ISBN-13: 978-1-61773-798-5
ISBN-10: 1-61773-798-4
ISBN-10: 1-61773-798-4
First Kensington Hardcover Edition: June 2016
ISBN: 978-1-6177-3798-5
First Kensington Electronic Edition: June 2016
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