Lovers and Pretenders cover

Lovers and Pretenders

by Prudence Martin

Preston Paul Ridgeway alias Paul Richards has a good position by his family business. After another argurment over keeping a low profile til after the elections, he gets so mad, he gets drunk on whiskey and persuades a waitress to bring him to Las Vegas with her car. Once sober, he decides it is about time he wants to find out, his true vocation. As for her,she is finishing her studies, only needs a few more credits. She has never left her poor neighborhood in Los Angeles, and is excited about seeing more of the US, on their road trip to NYC. The study can wait a bit longer.

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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?