The Gold Scent Bottle cover

The Gold Scent Bottle

by Dorothy Mack

Max Waring returns to England after four years in the army only to run into his beautiful former fiancée who is now, oddly enough, his stepmother, having jilted him to marry his father. As the self-absorbed Felicity coyly tries to re-establish their bond, he resolves to find a way to put some distance between them. He ends up enlisting impoverished beauty Abigail Monroe to pose as his new fiancée at a house party at his father’s estate.

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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?