A Secret Kept Reading Guide & Discussion Questions

Book Club Discussion Questions

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For supplemental discussion material see our Beyond the Book article, Noirmoutier and our BookBrowse Review of A Secret Kept.

Please be aware that this discussion guide will contain spoilers!

1. Discuss the different narrative structures employed in A Secret Kept.  What do you think the author intended to achieve with each? Do you prefer one over the others? 



2. How does the author describe the classic, wealthy 16th arrondissement of Paris - where Blanche Rey's apartment and the avenue Kleber one are located - as opposed to where Antoine lives, on the Left bank?  What does this tell you about the Rey family?



3. Part of the novel takes place on Noirmoutier Island which is connected to the west coast of France by the Gois Passage.  Why is Antoine so attached to Gois Passage?  Do you see any parallels between the author's descriptions of this place and the story as a whole?

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