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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: By Way of Accident

5/13/2017

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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

By Way of Accident

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  1. River seems to fall head over heels for Brooke when he first meets her at the creek. Do you think it’s possible to fall in love so quickly or do you think River’s age played a part in it?
  2. What are your first impressions of Brooke?
  3. Brooke says that eventually everyone gets used to pretty. Do you think this is true?
  4. Why do you believe River held onto Brooke? Do you think it’s possible to hold onto someone for years, without contact?
  5. What do you think of River’s relationship with Amy?
  6. River asks Amy what she thinks she’ll miss about life when she dies. Amy says he shouldn’t think about things like that. Do you think Brooke’s free spirit helped to shape River’s thoughts? Do you think our first loves somehow help to shape our thoughts on love, life?
  7. River sets out to find Brooke after he receives her lost letter. Would you have done the same?​
  8. When River sees Brooke with another guy, he leaves without talking to her. Why do you think he does this?
  9. Were you surprised that it was Amy who showed up to see River at the coffee bar? Were you expecting Brooke? Do you think it's reasonable for River to have considered taking Amy back?
  10. Did you suspect that River was bidding against Brooke for Mrs. Catcher's house? Why do you think Brooke bought the house?
  11. Near the end of the novel, Brooke recites a quote by F. Scott Fitzgerald that says: There are all kinds of love in this world but never the same love twice? Do you think this is true?
  12. What role do you think fate plays in this story? Do you believe that River and Brooke were meant to find each other again or do you think it was purely a lucky coincidence?
  13. In the epilogue, River says: There are no accident, but instead, only things we cannot see, only hidden memories--later disguised and made to look as if they merely came to us...by way of accident. How do you interpret this quote? Do you believe it to be true?
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Mary Thurber
5/23/2017 04:05:14 pm

1.Yes, I do believe it is possible to fall in love so quickly. 2. I didn't think at first she cared for River as much as he loved her and he was SO in love with her from the beginning. 3. I didn't really understand what she meant (my confusion) 4. I believe he just never got over her and yes if you truly love someone I believe it is possible. 5. I never thought it would last. 6. Yes, I did think Brooke's free spirit helped shape River's thoughts and our first loves do help shape our thoughts on love and life. 7. It would depend on whether or not I was married or in a serious relationship at the time but if I were single I think I would have tried to track them down somehow. 8. Because he doesn't want to face the fact she could be engaged, married. 9. Yes, I was expecting Brooke. I don't think River should have considered taking Amy back. 10. Yes I did think it was Brooke bidding against River for the house. I think Brooke bought it for the memories. 11. I think there can be the same love twice. 12. I think they were meant to find each other again. 13. I think there is a plan in life and it may seem like accident but somehow things happen the way they are meant to be. Often we may have to fight to have them work out the way we want them to but I believe if they do you were meant to fight for them to turn out the way they did, i.e. relationships. Thank you for another amazing book from such an incredibly talented author Laura!!

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6/13/2017 06:56:47 pm

You're so kind, Mary! ♥ Thank you for sharing! I LOVE reading these answers! So happy you enjoyed Brooke and River's story!

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    Inspired by my little,  Midwestern hometown, ​​​I write about rain on tin roofs, gravel roads, old trucks with holes in the floorboards, small-town summer nights, and most importantly, love. 

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     Laura Miller's first 
    contemporary romance novel, Butterfly Weeds, hit the Amazon Best-Seller's List and Top 100 in October 2012. The sequel to Butterfly Weeds, My Butterfly, released in June 2013. For All You Have Left, By Way of Accident, When Cicadas Cry and A Bird on a Windowsill followed. The Life We Almost Had debuted as a best-seller in 2018. Laura's latest small-town romance, The Dream, released in 2019 and is an Amazon #1 Best-seller. Also check out her books of poetry: Love Story, Old Flame, Pieces of You and Echo. And look for her children's book, Pay It Forward, available now!


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