The shifting sands cover

The shifting sands

by Kay Thorpe

Ruth was in Algiers, alone in the world and very young, when she met Andre Dubois. His answer to the problem was to marry her out of hand, with the assurance that their marriage would remain a brother-and-sister arrangement for the time being. That was all very well, but where did the glamorous Simone Chantal fit into the picture?

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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?