Discuss Remembrance by Rita Woods

What do you think the future holds for Margot and the younger Winter? What do you think Gaelle's future actions will be when she leaves the care facility with Josiah at the end of the book?

Mar. 25, 2020
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What were your theories about Gaelle's mysterious patient? Did you perceive her as wise or dangerous?

Mar. 25, 2020
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Discuss the memories that are woven into the novel's title, Remembrance. How has remembrance been communicated from one generation to the next in your family?

Mar. 25, 2020
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What role do you think the aged Winter was filling before disappearing from the care facility? Why do you believe she was so fixated on watching the news?

Mar. 25, 2020
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When Dix asked Louisa to cut him loose in chapter 47, did you trust him? Why do you think he would defy the slavers?

Mar. 25, 2020
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How were you affected by the novel's braided timeline? What is the effect of watching the characters' hopes and fears intertwine?

Mar. 25, 2020
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Has anyone else noticed the presence of sisters/sisterhood in this book?

Mar. 22, 2020
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How did Winter come to be at the care facility?

Mar. 22, 2020
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How is the power of the spirit world preserved across time, and across distances of thousands of miles? Who do you think are the novel's most powerful healers?

Mar. 22, 2020
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When Abigail is forced to continue her life in bondage in New Orleans, how does her world change? Do you think the techniques of oppression differed between the two locations?

Mar. 22, 2020
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At the beginning of Part Two, we read about the day Abigail and her sister were captured near their village in Africa. How do you think Abigail was able to find the will and the courage to survive?

Mar. 22, 2020
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Abigail thinks that she was a coward because she left her children in Haiti rather than killing them, so "they would never again know fear or sadness...." Do you agree? What do you think you would have done in her shoes?

Mar. 22, 2020
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Josiah appears in all four of the novel’s timelines, but he’s never really explained. Do you have any theories as to who or what he is?

Mar. 22, 2020
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What, if anything, did you learn from reading Remembrance? Did anything surprise you about the novel?

Mar. 22, 2020
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What did you know about the Haitian Revolution before reading the novel? If you were Hercule, would you have become a maroon? Do you see history repeating itself, either within the novel or in the world today?

Mar. 22, 2020
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Relationship of enslaved person to the master's family

Mar. 22, 2020
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What does home mean to the characters? How do languages become a kind of home for them? How do you personally define "home?"

Mar. 22, 2020
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At first, Margot dismisses Veronique's offer to help her escape through the Underground Railroad. How would you have responded? Would you have trusted Ned?

Mar. 22, 2020
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Why do you think Louisa was so unpleasant to everyone around her, even after she was helped to return to Remembrance?

Mar. 22, 2020
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What connection did you see between Gaelle and her elderly patient? Have you ever met someone with whom you felt an inexplicable tie?

Mar. 22, 2020
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Why do you think their former mistress gives Margot and Veronique a Bible and a ham after they are sold. What did you think about the slaves' reaction?

Mar. 22, 2020
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Overall, what do you think of Remembrance? (no spoilers in this thread please)

Mar. 22, 2020
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Did you think one of the women had a more useful talent than the others? Do you know someone who has an unexplained talent? If you could choose a supernatural ability, what would it be?

Mar. 22, 2020
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Abigail takes a wooden disk from Hercule's shop to remember him by. Do you have physical remembrances of a loved one or event you keep handy?

Mar. 21, 2020
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Margot's grandmere tells her that "... just listen… and the answers will pour into your soul." Do you believe your loved ones can still be present in your life, even after they've died?

Mar. 21, 2020
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Remembrance

Discuss Remembrance by Rita Woods

What do you think the future holds for Margot and the younger Winter? What do you think Gaelle's future actions will be when she leaves the care facility with Josiah at the end of the book?

What were your theories about Gaelle's mysterious patient? Did you perceive her as wise or dangerous?

Discuss the memories that are woven into the novel's title, Remembrance. How has remembrance been communicated from one generation to the next in your family?

What role do you think the aged Winter was filling before disappearing from the care facility? Why do you believe she was so fixated on watching the news?

When Dix asked Louisa to cut him loose in chapter 47, did you trust him? Why do you think he would defy the slavers?

How were you affected by the novel's braided timeline? What is the effect of watching the characters' hopes and fears intertwine?

Has anyone else noticed the presence of sisters/sisterhood in this book?

How did Winter come to be at the care facility?

How is the power of the spirit world preserved across time, and across distances of thousands of miles? Who do you think are the novel's most powerful healers?

When Abigail is forced to continue her life in bondage in New Orleans, how does her world change? Do you think the techniques of oppression differed between the two locations?

At the beginning of Part Two, we read about the day Abigail and her sister were captured near their village in Africa. How do you think Abigail was able to find the will and the courage to survive?

Abigail thinks that she was a coward because she left her children in Haiti rather than killing them, so "they would never again know fear or sadness...." Do you agree? What do you think you would have done in her shoes?

Josiah appears in all four of the novel’s timelines, but he’s never really explained. Do you have any theories as to who or what he is?

What, if anything, did you learn from reading Remembrance? Did anything surprise you about the novel?

What did you know about the Haitian Revolution before reading the novel? If you were Hercule, would you have become a maroon? Do you see history repeating itself, either within the novel or in the world today?

Relationship of enslaved person to the master's family

What does home mean to the characters? How do languages become a kind of home for them? How do you personally define "home?"

At first, Margot dismisses Veronique's offer to help her escape through the Underground Railroad. How would you have responded? Would you have trusted Ned?

Why do you think Louisa was so unpleasant to everyone around her, even after she was helped to return to Remembrance?

What connection did you see between Gaelle and her elderly patient? Have you ever met someone with whom you felt an inexplicable tie?

Why do you think their former mistress gives Margot and Veronique a Bible and a ham after they are sold. What did you think about the slaves' reaction?

Overall, what do you think of Remembrance? (no spoilers in this thread please)

Did you think one of the women had a more useful talent than the others? Do you know someone who has an unexplained talent? If you could choose a supernatural ability, what would it be?

Abigail takes a wooden disk from Hercule's shop to remember him by. Do you have physical remembrances of a loved one or event you keep handy?

Margot's grandmere tells her that "... just listen… and the answers will pour into your soul." Do you believe your loved ones can still be present in your life, even after they've died?

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Discuss Remembrance by Rita Woods

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