The Five Star Weekend
Cut along the dashed lines and pass the cards around the table.
If you got to plan your own cozy weekend away with a few favorite people, who would you invite and what one dish would you insist on cooking for them?
What part of this book made you want to wrap up in a blanket or reach for a warm drink? Share the moment that felt most like a hug.
The story gathers friends from different chapters of one woman's life. Which of your own long-lost or long-distance friendships did this book make you miss most tenderly?
Food is love throughout this story. What is a recipe or meal that instantly brings a specific person or memory back to you, and did any dish here remind you of it?
Nantucket feels like a soft, sheltering place in this book. Where is your own version of that comforting getaway, real or imagined, and what makes it feel safe?
Which small kindness between the friends warmed you most, and has someone in your life ever offered you that same kind of quiet care?
The weekend asks the characters to be honest about who they have become over the years. Without giving anything away, what did the story stir up for you about how you have changed since your own younger friendships?
By the last pages, what feeling did the book leave resting in your chest, and did it gently nudge you to reconnect with anyone or forgive yourself for anything?