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Small changes

by Marge Piercy

An explosive novel of women struggling to make their place in a man's world. We follow the crisscrossing lives of two women: Beth, a "good little girl" from Syracuse who jumps off the Middle America marriage-go-round into a succession of women's communes, and Miriam, a mathematician and refugee from Flatbush who moves through a series of fluid relationships with men in search of an elusive sense of security.

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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?