Mare
Cut along the dashed lines and pass the cards around the table.
Was there an animal in your life who knew you better than most people did? Tell us her name and one thing she did.
Where did you read most of this one, and did it make you want to be indoors under a blanket or outdoors in a field?
The book sits with not-daughters and non-mothers. What did it feel like to see that kind of life written about so warmly rather than as a lack?
When in the book did you feel your shoulders drop? What was happening on the page in that moment?
The mare cannot explain herself in words. Did the wordless parts of this book comfort you or unsettle you, and why?
Caring for an animal is a lot of mud, feed, and early mornings. Did the daily work of that care read to you as a burden, a devotion, or a kind of rest?
By the end you have watched a woman slowly reorganize her whole life around something she did not plan for. Was there anything in your own life she made you reconsider, even a little?
The book finds freedom, care, and community in unexpected places. Without giving anything away, which of those three did you most want for her, and did the book give you the version you wanted?