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Salt and Saffron

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by Kamila Shamsie

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Does anyone have any Salt and Saffron book club questions?
Sara Have you ever read a book and associated it with a song?
Did you like the "heat" level of the book?
Are there any characters you'd like to deliver a lec…moreHave you ever read a book and associated it with a song?
Did you like the "heat" level of the book?
Are there any characters you'd like to deliver a lecture to? If so, who? What would you say?
What did Cal see in Aliya to merit all the effort he expended?
Was the couple's connection believable? If so, at what point did they click for you?
Which scene has stuck with you the most?
Why the early references to various Shakespeare plays?
What did you think of the romance's pacing?
Would you want to read another book by this author?
Was there any real resonance with Leda's twinned eggs or were these hints just to borrow from the grandeur of the classics?
Would you fall for either of the leads?
What surprised you most about the book?
Why Mariam eloped with Masood and how did this happen?
How did the setting impact the story? Would you want to read more books set in a Pakistani family life?
If you could ask the author anything, what would it be?
A bright colourful book that will make you hungry and question the role of the past and fate in our lives. Is everything written from before or do we really have a choice?
What do you think happens to the leads after the ending?
Are there lingering questions from the book you're still thinking about?(less)
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