Death in retirement cover

Death in retirement

by Josephine Bell

Gillian lives happily with her elderly aunt, a retired doctor and former missionary, in a small English city. Gillian and Max want to marry but how will Aunt Olive support herself alone? The solution seems to be to hire a live-in couple--but Olive's demands are odd, the couple has secrets, and their little dog is headed for trouble.

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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?