- What relevance, if any, did the folk song The Rock Island Line have to the book?
- What events in the story stand out for you as memorable?
- What were some of the major themes of the book? Are they relevant in your life?
- The bonfires signify marking time “lest life pass you by”. What other symbols of the passage of time did you find in this book?
- Are the characters or their circumstances familiar to you?
- Does the book have a central theme? If so, what? Does it have many themes? If so, how do they interlink?
- Out of all the periods covered in this book, in which would you most like to have lived? What would be the advantages/disadvantages?
- Talk about the location. Was it important to the story? Talk about the time periods of the story. Were they important?
- Did the book expand your range of experience or challenge your assumptions (for example did it take you to a place you haven’t been before or help you see a place you know in a different light). Did reading it help you to understand a person better – perhaps a friend or relative, or even yourself?
- What do you think will happen to the characters next?
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