July Book Club Choice!

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For the month of May, we will be reading the book Her One Mistake by Heidi Perks.
You can read the book description on the image below OR check out the Goodreads page for the book here:
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Her One Mistake
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As usual, feel free to get started reading at your convenience. I'll have a discussion thread posted around the first with a few talking points to get the discussion going...but don't worry! We'll discuss the book all month long, so no rush!

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You can grab a copy through ​
Amazon
, ​
Barnes and Noble
, or grab the ​
Audible
version if you'd like.

Or, as always, I'll gladly share my copy of the book with you. Simply email me at ​
[email protected]
and let me know which version you need (epub, mobi, PDF -- unfortunately, I don't do audible versions, they make me fall asleep, lol!)

I'm excited for this book, so hope to see several of you join us in July to start discussing! ​
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I am not sure about this one. I am finding reading thriller type books is not so good for me. My crazy mind keeps thinking about them when I go to sleep at night.
 
Elizabeth and Lily Ann....I agree....it's good, hard to put down. I am so close to the end now and hate that I have to work today. I just want to curl up in a chair with a coffee and my book and finish it :)
 
1. Does Charlotte’s momentary distraction implicate her in Alice’s unexplained disappearance? How does her behavior appear in light of her willingness to supervise four children at a crowded school fair? In your opinion, to what extent does Charlotte seem deserving of the attacks she receives from strangers on social media, and, to some extent, her friends?

I'm torn about this b/c checking your phone is a daily part of our lives, for pretty much everyone...but...when you are in a busy public place with someone else's child, I think you need to be a little more diligent about keeping watch.

2. "It pained [Harriet] to be away from Alice. It made her heart quite literally burn, but no one understood that" (p. 23). How does the intensity of Harriet’s attachment to Alice relate to her own upbringing as a child? Given that Harriet has never before been separated from four-year-old Alice, does her level of anxiety seem typical?

I don't think that was a healthy relationship at all but understandable given the dynamics of her family life and her husband and having never known a stable, healthy family life.

3. How does the author’s decision to narrate the novel through both the present- and past-tense perspectives of Charlotte and Harriet complicate the story the reader must unravel? Of the two perspectives, which did you find more compelling, and why?

I enjoy back stories and the back and forth kept me interested.

4. In what ways does Charlotte’s friendship with Audrey differ from her friendship with Harriet? Of the two women, whom would you say is Charlotte’s closer friend, and why?

I think both relationships were important to her but in different ways. One was on more equal footing and the other was based on neediness.

5. At what point in the novel did you become aware of disputed facts that called into question the reliability of the narrator? Whose version of the truth did you find more credible? Why?

It kept me guessing for quite awhile. I thought that Charlotte's facts were more reliable for most of the story.

6. To whom and to what do you think the "one mistake" in the book’s title refers?

I think there is no "one mistake" as each woman could claim that. Charlotte for checking her phone, or for being so trusting of Harriet whom she didn't really know well, Harriet for not getting out of her marriage, for not getting help, for choosing to lie and manipulate.

7. What does Charlotte’s willingness to help Harriet in Cornwall, despite learning about her friend’s ongoing deception, suggest about her character? What compels Charlotte to ignore her instincts to help Harriet?

Charlotte was always a protector of Harriet so I'm not surprised she did that.

8. "She’d never have been able to consider that she could be capable of murder, but then being a mother can make you go to extraordinary lengths" (p. 307). Discuss whether you believe Harriet is innocent or guilty of murder. Does her unplanned pregnancy with George serve as a justifiable excuse for her actions?

I think that circumstances pushed her over the edge, she felt she had no other choice and although technically she was guilty, I feel it's understandable. ​
 
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