22 Britannia Road Reading Guide & Discussion Questions

Book Club Discussion Questions

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For supplemental discussion material see our Beyond the Book article, The Nazi Invasion of Poland and our BookBrowse Review of 22 Britannia Road.

Please be aware that this discussion guide will contain spoilers!

1. On the ship to England, Silvana is asked if she's a housekeeper or housewife. Why does this question jar her?
   


2. Aurek thinks of Janusz as "the enemy." How do his feelings change over the course of the book, and why?
   


3. Hodgkinson toggles back and forth from the past to the present in this novel. How does telling the story in this particular way affect the experience for the reader? Could she have told it in any other way?
   

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