A quiet storm

A quiet storm

by Rachel Howzell Hall

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"Rikki Moore was always the star of the family, easily outshining her younger sister, Stacy, at every turn. Smart, kind, and beautiful, it was no surprise when Rikki met and married the perfect man - pediatrician Matt Dresden. Her students at 59th Street Elementary School adored her, the church matrons solicited her help on every committee, and everyone wanted the golden couple to put in an appearance at their parties. Stacy? She was just the overweight little sister who couldn't get her love life together.". "But the world didn't know about the storms that rippled just beneath the surface of Rikki's image of perfection. Ever since she was a teenager there were emotional breakdowns and obsessive behaviors - secrets that Stacy was left to bear alone. Folks whispered, but they didn't know. When Rikki's husband, Matt, mysteriously disappears, however, the Moore family's carefully constructed image comes crashing down."--BOOK JACKET.

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    The book describes Rikki’s public image of perfection and the private "storms" rippling beneath the surface. What societal pressures do you think contribute to individuals feeling the need to maintain such a carefully constructed facade, and how does this impact their true selves?

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    Explore the complex dynamic between Rikki and Stacy. How does their lifelong relationship, marked by Rikki's brilliance and Stacy's role as confidante and bearer of secrets, shape their individual identities and choices throughout the story?

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    The narrative is built around hidden truths and family secrets. At what point do you think the burden of these secrets becomes unsustainable for the characters, and what are the psychological costs of keeping them?

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