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The House at Bell Orchard

by Sylvia Thorpe

She was beautiful, young, and an heiress. Suddenly, she became an orphan - and the ruthless Colonel Fenshawe and his despicable family were offering her sanctuary. The Colonel cared nothing for Charmian, but he intended to force her into a marriage with his son, purely out of greed for her fortune. Unbeknownst to them all, the dashing Sir Piers Wychwood, a neighbor, had caught a glimpse of Charmian and could not put her out of his mind. Charmian did not know it then, but she'd already won the heart of her savior....

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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?