The Baron and the Bluestocking cover

The Baron and the Bluestocking

by Joy Reed

After Miss Elizabeth Watson publishes a book, she is stunned when an elderly bachelor, an admirer of her work, dies and leaves her a fortune. Then she learns that some members of her benefactior's family resent her windfall.

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Chappie’s discussion starters

🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.

  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?