Discuss Where the Light Enters by Sara Donati

Oct. 30, 2020
by crisandy5

Sophie thinks, "It didn't matter how hard she worked or how talented and accomplished a black woman might be. For some people she would never be good enough." Do you think this still holds true?

Nov. 21, 2020
by shirleyf

The shipwreck survivors awaken the sleeping physician inside Sophie. Do you think this would have happened on its own, in time, or did she need something to jolt her?

Nov. 21, 2020
by shirleyf

What did you think about the novel's conclusion?

Nov. 01, 2020
by evelyng

In the story, who do you believe is wounded, and what light are those people finding or failing to find? Which of the main characters seems the least wounded?

Oct. 30, 2020
by crisandy5

How did the newspaper extracts contribute to the various plotlines and the setting? Did your opinion change after the Author's Note, in which she writes they're based on real-life publications?

Oct. 30, 2020
by crisandy5

Noah Hunter told Sophie that she's very blunt, but she took it as a compliment. Did you agree? Do you consider yourself blunt? Do you consider the term an insult or high praise?

Oct. 30, 2020
by crisandy5

Overall, what do you think of Where the Light Enters? (no spoilers in this topic please)

Oct. 30, 2020
by crisandy5

Cap writes to Rosa that "When hard things come along someone always has to be the strong one, the one who takes charge..." Do you agree with this statement? Do you feel Rosa is capable of filling this role?

Oct. 30, 2020
by crisandy5

Which of the men currently in Sophie's life do you think she might be interested in when enough time has passed? Why? Which one would you select for her, if any?

Oct. 30, 2020
by crisandy5

Have you read any of Sara Donati's previous novels? If so, how does this one compare? Which other authors or books would you recommend as similar in style or content?

Oct. 30, 2020
by crisandy5

One witness says that "families have got personalities just like people." Do you agree with this? If so, what "personalities" would you use to describe your own family?

Oct. 30, 2020
by crisandy5

In addressing the needs of the orphaned children in 1880s Manhattan, where do you think the Catholic Church succeeded and where did it fail? How have things changed in the decades since?

Oct. 30, 2020
by crisandy5

Was there a character you identified with most, or liked more than the others?

Oct. 17, 2020
by evelyng

In what ways, in your opinion, has the media evolved, for better or worse? What role do you see it playing today? Are some forms of news media more or less trustworthy?

Oct. 17, 2020
by evelyng

Rosa and Lia struggle with the choices that have been made for them. Rosa has a growing resentment and contempt for the Catholic Church. How do you think it's changed Lia?

Oct. 15, 2020
by dorothyl

Anthony Comstock expended great time and energy on arresting and prosecuting physicians, midwives, and pharmacists. What do you think are his real motivations? What drives him? Do any of his reasons continue to have validity today?

Oct. 15, 2020
by dorothyl

What do you imagine was going on in the Griffin household that would make Sam Reason prefer not to board there?

Oct. 13, 2020
by gdlenehan

Elise reports Dr. Lambert as saying that it's by the exceptions we come to understand the rules.What do you think he means? Do you think his point is valid?

Oct. 07, 2020
by susiej

"A woman who puts her profession before raising [her] children has no grounds for complaint when they are taken away." Do you find this sentiment is still present today at some level?

Oct. 06, 2020
by evelyng

What did you learn from the novel? Did anything surprise you?

Oct. 06, 2020
by evelyng

What do you think the future holds for Sophie, Anna and Elise? If you were writing the book's sequel, how would their continuing story unfold?

Oct. 06, 2020
by susiej

Do you think the adults in Rosa's life are doing the right thing for her? How does the fact that Anna and Sophie both lost their parents inform the way they treat her?

Oct. 05, 2020
by mtnluvr

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Sophie thinks, "It didn't matter how hard she worked or how talented and accomplished a black woman might be. For some people she would never be good enough." Do you think this still holds true?

The shipwreck survivors awaken the sleeping physician inside Sophie. Do you think this would have happened on its own, in time, or did she need something to jolt her?

What did you think about the novel's conclusion?

In the story, who do you believe is wounded, and what light are those people finding or failing to find? Which of the main characters seems the least wounded?

How did the newspaper extracts contribute to the various plotlines and the setting? Did your opinion change after the Author's Note, in which she writes they're based on real-life publications?

Noah Hunter told Sophie that she's very blunt, but she took it as a compliment. Did you agree? Do you consider yourself blunt? Do you consider the term an insult or high praise?

Overall, what do you think of Where the Light Enters? (no spoilers in this topic please)

Cap writes to Rosa that "When hard things come along someone always has to be the strong one, the one who takes charge..." Do you agree with this statement? Do you feel Rosa is capable of filling this role?

Which of the men currently in Sophie's life do you think she might be interested in when enough time has passed? Why? Which one would you select for her, if any?

Have you read any of Sara Donati's previous novels? If so, how does this one compare? Which other authors or books would you recommend as similar in style or content?

One witness says that "families have got personalities just like people." Do you agree with this? If so, what "personalities" would you use to describe your own family?

In addressing the needs of the orphaned children in 1880s Manhattan, where do you think the Catholic Church succeeded and where did it fail? How have things changed in the decades since?

Was there a character you identified with most, or liked more than the others?

In what ways, in your opinion, has the media evolved, for better or worse? What role do you see it playing today? Are some forms of news media more or less trustworthy?

Rosa and Lia struggle with the choices that have been made for them. Rosa has a growing resentment and contempt for the Catholic Church. How do you think it's changed Lia?

Anthony Comstock expended great time and energy on arresting and prosecuting physicians, midwives, and pharmacists. What do you think are his real motivations? What drives him? Do any of his reasons continue to have validity today?

What do you imagine was going on in the Griffin household that would make Sam Reason prefer not to board there?

Elise reports Dr. Lambert as saying that it's by the exceptions we come to understand the rules.What do you think he means? Do you think his point is valid?

"A woman who puts her profession before raising [her] children has no grounds for complaint when they are taken away." Do you find this sentiment is still present today at some level?

What did you learn from the novel? Did anything surprise you?

What do you think the future holds for Sophie, Anna and Elise? If you were writing the book's sequel, how would their continuing story unfold?

Do you think the adults in Rosa's life are doing the right thing for her? How does the fact that Anna and Sophie both lost their parents inform the way they treat her?

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