Leaving Reading Guide & Discussion Questions

Book Club Discussion Questions

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For supplemental discussion material see our Beyond the Book article, Puccini's Opera Tosca and our BookBrowse Review of Leaving.

Please be aware that this discussion guide will contain spoilers!

1. Sarah and Warren rekindle their relationship at the Opera. Do you have a similar experience where you've run into someone unexpected at a place you frequent? How did that make you feel?
2. After the opera, when Sarah and Warren are at dinner, they witness a fight with another family. The two talk about whether the father should pick sides or not. How do you think the conflict makes Sarah and Warren feel? What does this say about Sarah and Warren?
3. What do you think about Sarah and Warren's affair? Are they making the right decision?

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