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Victoria Thompson
Clever. Historical. Murder.
CITY OF LIES book club discussion questions:
Elizabeth and her friends’ experiences following their arrest at the White House are based in fact. Did their experiences change your impression of the Women’s Suffrage movement?
Were you familiar with the Night of Terror and the hunger strikes the women endured as they fought for the right to vote?
Elizabeth must at times deceive her friends as she navigates her new life. Do you agree with the choices she makes in regards to Anna and Mrs. Bates?
Have you ever had to lie to people you care about out of necessity?
When we meet Elizabeth, she is running an elaborate con on a cut-throat entrepreneur and takes on a different identity. Do you feel you play certain roles in your everyday life?
How does your personality differ when you are at work, with friends, or with family?
Elizabeth’s new found suffragist friends create strong bonds while they are in prison. Do you think they would have become so close under different circumstances?
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When we meet Elizabeth, she is running an elaborate con on a cut-throat entrepreneur and takes on a different identity. Do you feel you play certain roles in your everyday life?
How does your personality differ when you are at work, with friends, or with family?
Elizabeth’s new found suffragist friends create strong bonds while they are in prison. Do you think they would have become so close under different circumstances?
How did their shared experiences strengthen the ties that formed between them?
Gideon and Elizabeth deal with several obstacles as they get to know one another. How did you feel as they were facing these challenges?
Did any of them seem insurmountable to you? What kinds of challenges have you had to face when pursuing a friendship or relationship?
Gideon has a strong moral compass. Do you feel he was sometimes a bit too inflexible or was he right on the mark?
Do you think that honesty really is the only policy or do certain situations call for a measure of duplicity?
Thornton is a particularly odious villain, a brutal man with little or no conscience. What are his motivations? What seems to be important to him?
Do you ever see Thornton as a victim?
Do you thinkThornton sees himself that way?
Elizabeth isn’t the only character who transforms throughout the course of the novel. In what ways does Anna evolve?
Do you feel Anna's family is accepting of her journey?
What do you think are the defining moments of Anna's friendship with Elizabeth?
Elizabeth learns a great deal about herself and who she really is throughout the course of the novel. Have you had experiences in your life that have changed the way you think about yourself?
The women Elizabeth encounter are marching for the right to vote. Have you ever felt strongly enough about something to join a protest?
What methods did you use to engage others in your cause?
