The Uses of Enchantment cover

The Uses of Enchantment

by Heidi Julavits

Was high-school sophomore Mary "Mimsy" Veal abducted from a New England prep-school hockey field in late 1985, or did she make that all up after reappearing weeks later? Better a liar than damaged goods, her social-climber mum thought, sending her, apparently suffering post-traumatic amnesia, into counseling with a therapist who perceived prevarication paralleling a 300-years-prior abduction by Indians and Mary's case, complete with golden-tomahawk visions, as a means to celebrity.

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?