The Seekers of Deer Creek
Cut along the dashed lines and pass the cards around the table.
What was the first scene, smell, or image from the book that made you settle into your reading chair a little deeper?
If Deer Creek were near your hometown, which spot in it do you imagine you'd visit first, and why?
Which of the women in this story felt most like someone you'd want to sit and drink tea with, and what would you ask her?
The book lingers on small, domestic moments (cooking, tending, remembering). Which of those quiet scenes stayed warmest in your memory?
Family secrets thread through this story. Did any part of it stir up your own feelings about the things families keep, or don't say out loud?
How did the sense of place, that particular Ohio-ness, make you feel? Did it remind you of anywhere from your own life?
There's a lot of tenderness between mothers, daughters, and grandmothers here. Was there a moment that made you want to call someone in your family, or wish you could?
By the last pages, what feeling did the book leave sitting in your chest, and did anything about that surprise you?