Sunlight Finds You
Cut along the dashed lines and pass the cards around the table.
What was the weather or setting like around you as you read this one, and did it match the book's Florida sunshine at all?
Was there a scene or small moment early on that made you settle in and think, 'okay, I'm going to love spending time here'?
The book leans into that golden feeling of a first love in a specific place and time. Did it stir up any warm memories of your own teenage years?
Which passages felt the most comforting to sink into, and which ones ached in a good way?
How did the 1950s Florida atmosphere feel to you as a reader, cozy, complicated, or somewhere in between?
Moriarty writes about the way early love shapes us for years afterward. Is there a person or season from your own past that you feel you're still carrying with you?
The story sits with separation and sacrifice in a quiet way. What did the book help you feel or understand about the choices we make for the people we love?
By the end, what did 'self-determination' come to mean for you through this story, and did reading it change how you think about paths not taken?