A matter of feeling. cover

A matter of feeling.

by Sophie Weston

Ten years could not erase the memory When unsophisticated teenager Barbara Lamb turned her back on Portugal, she'd made a new life and career for herself in England. Her one aim was never again to have to ask anyone for help. When her old friend Pepita asked her for help--to explain to the Marques Ruy Nieves dos Santos that Pepita had changed her mind about marrying him--the ice around Barbara's heart began to crack. Because it was from Ruy that she had fled--and it was the memory of his contempt that made her afraid to fall in love....

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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?