Living with Evil cover

Living with Evil

by Cynthia Owen

A book that merges the classic misery memoir with a horrific true-life crime that has fascinated Ireland for over 30 years. Cynthia was just eight years old when she was sexually abused by her father and others. Shortly before her eleventh birthday she was made pregnant and, minutes after giving birth to the baby, Cynthia watched in horror as her mother killed it. A 15 year battle in courts resulted in her baby being formally idenified.

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?