Book Club Discussion Questions and Guide for The House of Hidden Letters by Izzy Broom

1. Would you ever enter a one-euro property lottery, and if so, which location would you want to live in and why?
2. Andreas is a stickler for tradition when it comes to renovation. What responsibility, if any, do you think a new owner has towards the historical or emotional weight of a property?
3. Is it morally acceptable to read other people's letters in order to understand the past?
4. How did the island of Folegandros shape your reading experience? Did it feel like a character in itself?
5. If you could spend one perfect day on the island with any of the characters, who would you choose and what would you do?
6. Which of the periphery characters involved in the lottery scheme (Joy, Victoria, Adam, Theo, George, Louisa, Mia, Dusty) intrigued you most and why?
7. Skye comes to Folegandros to escape her old life. To what extent is running away a morally questionable act, and when does it become an act of self-preservation?
8. Was Skye justified in selling the Rolex?
9. Was Skye's revenge on Martyn satisfying enough? What would you have done if you found yourself in her situation?
10. Would you agree that reinvention is a right every person deserves, or can it become a way of avoiding accountability?
11. Did you identify more with Katerina or Leni?
12. Does Ingrid do enough to atone for the behavior of her husband the general? And how fair is it to judge the choices of past generations using contemporary moral frameworks?
13. Do you think Katerina found Stefanos when she reached the mainland, and would you like to discover more about their story?
14. Who do you think is buried in the garden of the sixth abandoned house? What led you to that conclusion?

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