Book Summary and Reviews of Night Music by Jojo Moyes

Book Summary

Now published in the United States for the first time—an early novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Giver of Stars and the forthcoming Someone Else's Shoes.

Isabel Delancey, a classical violinist, has always taken her comfortable life for granted. But when her husband dies suddenly, leaving her with a mountain of debt, she and her two children are forced to abandon their home and move to the Spanish House, a now-dilapidated manor Isabel inherited in the English countryside.

With the house falling down around them, and the last of her savings disappearing fast, Isabel turns to her neighbors for help, not knowing that her mere presence there has stirred up long-standing obsessions.

As she fights to make her house a home, passions and lives collide. Isabel will discover an instinct for survival she never knew she had— and that a heart can play a new song... .

Please be aware that this discussion guide will contain spoilers!

1. Laura McCarthy faithfully tended to Mr. Pottisworth as he aged—despite his boorish demeanor―in hopes that she would be rewarded with an inheritance when he died. Were she and her husband justified in believing they should have inherited the Spanish House? Do you think anyone is ever owed an inheritance?
2. Did Isabel make the right choice in hiding her financial concerns from her children? When, if ever, should parents be open with their children about family finances?
3. When Isabel chooses to move her family into the Spanish House, she is reeling from grief and fearful of going bankrupt. She believes she has no other choice, despite her friend Fionnuala's advice to take her time and consider her options. What did ...