Shannon's Way

Shannon's Way

by A J Cronin

280 pages· 2016· ISBN 9781743541012

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Robert Shannon was a devoted scientist on the brink of a medical discovery of great importance. He had no time or inclination for women . . . or for any of the world outside his laboratory. But Jean Law had other plans for him. Strictly brought up by narrow-minded parents, confined by her hospital lectures and her dingy boarding-house, she hardly knew the fires that burned beneath her calm exterior . . . except that they burned for Robert Shannon. She knew she had to have him for herself, and, despite her family’s religious beliefs , their shocked disapproval, and all she had been taught was her destiny, she was determined to fight for him. In the magnificent narrative tradition of The Citadel, The Stars Look Down and Cronin’s other classic novels, Shannon’s Way is a great book by a much-loved author.

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    How does Robert Shannon’s absolute dedication to his scientific research shape his relationships, and where do you draw the line between healthy ambition and obsessive isolation in your own life?

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    Jean Law’s passion for Robert clashes directly with the expectations of her strict, religious family and upbringing; how do you think societal or familial expectations influence our choices in love and career today?

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    In what ways does Cronin use the contrast between Robert’s sterile laboratory and the warmth or rigidity of the outside world to reflect the internal conflicts of the characters?

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