A Book Club is always a good way to bond with those people who share your love of books, but occasionally the group needs a little prompting on discussion topics to get the conversation flowing. Please find below a few ideas to get things started.
- What were you expecting from the book to start with? Did the book meet your expectations? If not, what was different?
- Who did you inititally think was telling the truth? Did this change as the book progressed? Were you uncertain at any point?
- The truth is a strong theme throughout the book – what do you think of the differing approaches to the truth?
- Were you surprised by the Holly/ Kate link?
- Should Kate have taken the case? What would you have done in her position?
- The book talks about consent in details – how do you feel that this has changed over the years?
- At the beginning of the book Kate talks about how difficult it is to get a conviction in a ‘relationship rape’ case – why is this?
- Which secret was the biggest surprise to you? Were there any that you saw coming?
- How did you feel about the ending? Did you still have any questions that you felt weren’t answered?
- Sophie stands by James at the beginning of his trial – what did her personal journey make you feel? Would you have made the same decisions as her?
- James’s relationship with the truth as a man and a politician is discussed much near the end of the book – while it is stated that this is not a true story, how did this narrative on truth make you feel about our politicians?
- Have you seen the Netflix series? What did you think? How does it translate?
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