Weddings
Cut along the dashed lines and pass the cards around the table.
Before we open the book, tell us about a wedding you've been to that still makes you smile. What small moment stuck with you?
If someone designed a dress that fit your personality perfectly, for any occasion, what would it feel like to wear?
The family in this story is built around making wedding dresses, the thing people wear on one of their most hopeful days. How did it feel to spend time in a world so full of other people's dreams?
The women in this family each have their own complicated relationships. Which one's struggles pulled at your heart most, and did any of them remind you of someone you love?
An engagement can bring a family closer or stir up old feelings. Has a big family milestone in your own life ever done both at once?
Where did you find the most comfort in this book: the family bonds, the romance, or the hope that things can work out? Was there a scene you wanted to stay in a little longer?
Watching someone you love plan their future can make you look back at your own choices. How did the book make you feel about the love stories and paths the older women in the family chose, and did it change how you see any choices in your own life?
By the last page, which relationship in the family felt most changed to you, and what hope or tenderness are you taking home from how the women treat each other?