10. Re-read Norah’s poem about the whales. What does Norah reveal about herself in the verses? Are there hidden things there that the reader can pick up but Norah herself is unaware of?
11. At which ages do you identify with Luke and Norah the most (or enjoy them the most)? 8 and 6? 12 and 10? 15 and 13? Or 17 and 15?
12. Describe your feelings about Norah’s response when Luke finds her in Colorado. Luke admits to her he made a horrible mistake. Do you agree? What should he have done differently? Would it have changed anything?
13. Do you think Norah will agree to come to Luke and Téa’s house for Thanksgiving? Where do you see Luke and Norah ten years after the story ends? What will their relationship look like?
About the Author
Susan Meissner is the multi-published author of The Shape of Mercy, named one of the 100 Best Books in 2008 by Publishers Weekly and the ECPA’s Fiction Book of the Year. She is also a speaker and writing workshop leader with a background in community journalism, and is the leader/moderator of a local writer’s group, a pastor’s wife and the mother of four young adults.
When she’s not writing, Susan directs the Small Groups and Connection Ministries program at The Church at Rancho Bernardo in San Diego. She also enjoys teaching workshops on writing and dream-following, as well as spending time with her family, listening to or making music, reading great books, and traveling.
Susan says, “I write fiction for the restless reader. I love the power of story to plumb the depths of who we are and Whose we are.”
Visit Susan’s webpage at: www.susanmeissner.com
Also by the Author
Blue Heart Blessed
The Remedy for Regret
A Seahorse in the Thames
The Shape of Mercy
Lady in Waiting
White Picket Fences
Copyright
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Most Scripture quotations are taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. All other Scripture quotations are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973,1978,1984 by the International Bible Society. All rights reserved.
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