Shadow Fall cover

Shadow Fall

by Rowan Kirby

There was no substitute for love London schoolteacher Marion Thomas was devoted to all her pupils. They filled the emotional gap left after a disastrous affair. But her newest pupil, Rebecca, seemed to have a special need for her. When Rebecca's father, writer Nicol Jarvis, explained the child had lost her mother, her attachment seemed more understandable. And by then, Marion was too deeply in love with Nicol to question any further. But when Rebecca accidentally revealed Marion's close resemblance to Nicol's dead wife, Marion had to question whether she was merely a stand-in for the more exciting, still-remembered Andrea Jarvis.

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Chappie’s discussion starters

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?