DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: For All You Have Left

5/13/2017

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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
For All You Have Left

Logan falls in love at a young age. Do you think it’s possible to know a lasting love so young? Do you believe that her and Andrew’s love was real?
Why do you feel as though Logan doesn’t go by her first name? How do you think she handles losing Andrew?
Do you think Hannah is too pushy in trying to get Ada (Logan) to move on? What part does grief play in this story?
What is your first impression of Jorgen? If you were Ada, would you have resisted him for so long?
Who did you think Amsel was? Did you suspect his identity? What do you think of Ada and his relationship?
Ada has a dream where she talks to Andrew. Do you ever have dreams that seem as real? How do you think the dream affects Ada’s real life?
What do you think Ada taking off Andrew’s shirt and putting on Jorgen’s shirt symbolizes for her?
Ada tries to tell Jorgen about her marriage to Andrew, but Hannah walks in, and Ada stops talking. Do you think Ada should have told Jorgen about her marriage to Andrew sooner? What would you have done?
Ada says that she decided to be a writer while staring at the quote by Shakespeare that says: There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so. Do you agree with this quote?
When Jorgen runs into Ada and James Amsel having coffee, do you think Jorgen overreacts?
Near the end of the novel, Ada goes to Andrew’s grave. She says there that she will always love him. Do you think it’s possible to love more than one person at the same time?
In the epilogue, Ada talks about a first love and a true love. Do you think there’s a difference between your first love and your true love?

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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!

Mary Thurber

5/23/2017 08:02:56 am

1. Yes, I believe it is possible to have young, lasting love. I believe they felt their love was real. 2. I don't think she really accepts it until forced to face it when Kevin recognized her. 3. Grief is a big part of this story and I think Hannah was just trying to help her sister move on. 4. I think Ada handled going forward with their relationship at a good pace. 5. I thought Amstel was an old boyfriend who she wasn't totally over. No I didn't suspect his true identity. 6. Yes, I have dreams that seem real and I think the dream did affect Ada's real life. 7. I think switching shirts meant leaving that part of her life and Andrew and it was hard for her to do. 8. Yes, I think she should have told him when they started getting serious or before. I would have. 9. No I do not agree with this quote. 10. Yes, he is jealous I believe. 11. Yes, I think you can love more than one person at a time but in different ways. I.E. being "in love" with someone vs. loving people. Completely different. 12. Yes, I will never forget my first love and still have a feeling of "love" for him but it definitely is not like the feelings of the man I have been with for 24 years now and is my "true love"

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5/24/2017 07:49:46 pm

Love this, Mary, especially the last answer! ♥♥ Thank you for sharing!