The telling
by Jo Baker
Part of Vintage original
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The description calls this "a ghost story of the most unusual kind." In what ways did the novel challenge or redefine your understanding of a ghost story, and what do you believe constitutes the "haunting" in this particular narrative?
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Despite the centuries separating them, the two women in the novel grapple with remarkably similar struggles. What specific parallels did you find most striking between their lives and their emotional journeys, and what does this suggest about universal human experience?
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Both protagonists confront significant change and profound loss. How do their individual journeys of coping and adaptation differ, and what insight does each woman's story offer into the human response to these powerful forces?
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