Beyond the hanging wall cover

Beyond the hanging wall

by Sara Douglass

Accompanying his physician father on his annual journey to the Escator prison mines, apprentice Garth Baxtor works to develop his ability to diagnose others by touching them and discovers a horrifying secret when working with a prisoner.

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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?