Mother Daughter Sister Stranger
Cut along the dashed lines and pass the cards around the table.
The story begins with Piper at a sleepover at her aunt's house. What is your coziest memory of a sleepover, or of time spent at a favorite relative's home?
Settle in and share where you were (couch, bed, bath, porch) when this book grabbed you and wouldn't let go. What did it feel like to be pulled in?
Eliza and Bea share a bond shaped by surviving something together. Is there someone in your life, a sibling, cousin, or old friend, you feel tied to by something you went through side by side?
Eliza feels sure her sister would never leave Piper behind. What moved you about that kind of certainty in someone you love, and has your own trust in a person ever been tested?
Anniversaries of loss can bring comfort and heaviness at the same time. How did the eleventh anniversary shape how you felt about these sisters, and how do you or your family mark the hard dates?
Eliza steps in to care for Piper when she is needed most. Who was the steady 'Eliza' in your life growing up, or who have you been that person for?
The book's title names four roles a woman can hold. After finishing, which of those words stayed with you most, and why did it feel so tender or so unsettling?
Without giving anything away to latecomers, how did your feelings about family and the stories we're told about our past shift by the final pages? Did the book leave you feeling comforted, shaken, or a bit of both?