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Fear and Miss Betony

by Dorothy Bowers

Published in the U.K. as *Fear for Miss Betony* Wartime England - Retired governess Emma Betony faces a future of genteel poverty until former pupil Grace Avram sends her a rather desperately-worded job offer. Grace is now headmistress of an exclusive private school that has been evacuated from the coast to a safer location inland, in a building until recently occupied by a nursing home. Who is trying to murder the unpleasant old lady who refused to leave with the other residents? Miss Betony becomes a threat to a devious and despicable pair of schemers when she discovers more than she bargained for.

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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?