On the other side of our bedroom curtains it’s not quite morning, that violet-tinged moment between night and day, still a good half hour or so before the alarm. His voice rumbles in the darkened room, the sounds vibrating through me.

This morning it’s my feet, and I wedge them between two warm calves. Will is a furnace when he sleeps, and I’ve always got some place on me that’s cold. I sigh and settle into my husband’s familiar form, fitting my backside into his front, soaking in his warmth. Thanks.I awaken when a hand winds around my waist, pulling me head to heel against skin heated from sleep. Please feel free to use them, online and off, with attribution. Were you surprised by the ending? Is it satisfying, worth the read? Did you find yourself switching allegiances to characters as the novel progressed? Whom did you trust and then later begin to doubt? How does the author accomplish those shifting loyalties?ġ1.

In fact, what do you think, overall, of the student body and their parents?ġ0. Talk about Eva and her role in the novel. How does what she uncovers about Will undermine Iris's relationship with the notion of accountability?ĩ. The issue of accountability is essential to the couple's marriage and is one of Iris's core values, especially in her work with students. Do the lies and secrets Iris discovers about Will erase all that was good in their seven years together as husband and wife?Ĩ. Follow-up to Question 5: Supposedly, Will has changed by the time he marries Iris. How does Will's past shape the person he becomes?Ħ. Follow-up to Question 4: One of the big questions The Marriage Lie poses is the way in which a person's past shapes and/or defines the future self. Talk about the revelations into Will's past.ĥ. Iris's investigation takes her to Will's hometown where she discovers a very different version of her husband. How destructive are secrets to a relationship? Can secrets ever be countenanced in a marriage … are some secrets permissible? Do you have secrets in your closest relationships-with your spouse, significant other, or dear friends? What if you found someone were keeping secrets? Would it depend on the secret?Ĥ. Secrets underlie the supposedly perfect union between Iris and Will. In what way does it seem perfect, even enviable?ģ. Talk about Iris and Will's marriage as portrayed at the beginning of the book. What do you think of her? Some readers found her rude, or gullible and easily manipulated. We'll add publisher questions if and when they're available in the meantime, use our LitLovers Book Club talking points to help start a discussion for THE MARRIAGE LIE.

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