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Sara
1) Where did Ruth come from and why?
2) Did anyone else feel that the ending left open the possibility of a sequel?
3) Why was Annalise so against Ruth learning to play the violin? Why was Ruth so attracted to the violin?
4) How did Jordan’s father become acquainted with the stepmother?
5) Who was responsible for Jordan’s dad’s death? Kolb and/or Anna, together or separately? What was Kolb’s past?
6) Did you wonder why Ian didn't go after Kolb eventually? He just seemed to fade out of the story?
7) How did Ian and Nina first meet? Why and when did Nina and Ian marry?
8) Does anyone know where did Huntress actually go for three weeks when she goes out to look for antiques supposedly?
9) Didn't Jordan mention to Tony early in their friendship that Anna was a refugee?
10) What is Ian Graham's connection to Eve Gardiner?
11) Is the Huntress an average German committing the incomprehensible out of Nazi Party zeal or is it simply that her murderous nature is given free reign due to the Nazis being in power?
12) Is it ethical to kill a killer? Does survival trump morals? Is there a difference between justice and consequence?
13) Have you ever picked up a book and known before even cracking it open that you’re going to love it?
14) Why would Ian continually refer to Nina inside his own head as 'my wife' when she is someone he had only briefly met once and has ignored for years since then? Sure, she's technically his wife, but she's practically a complete stranger when they reunite so why would he refer to her as anything other than just her name in his thoughts at first?
15) Were you aware of The Night Witches before this book?
16) What actually happened to all the criminals after the arrival of the American troops and the release of the prisoners from the camps? How did they pay for their deeds, but especially, what kind of life did they have?
17) In the end, who was the true Huntress?
18) Tony and Jordan's reconciliation scene. Who knew Tony could be such a romantic?
1) Where did Ruth come from and why?
2) Did anyone else feel that the ending left open the possibility of a sequel?
3) Why was Annalise so against Ruth learning to play the violin? Why was Ruth so attracted to the violin?
4) How did Jordan’s father become acquainted with the stepmother?
5) Who was responsible for Jordan’s dad’s death? Kolb and/or Anna, together or separately? What was Kolb’s past?
6) Did you wonder why Ian didn't go after Kolb eventually? He just seemed to fade out of the story?
7) How did Ian and Nina first meet? Why and when did Nina and Ian marry?
8) Does anyone know where did Huntress actually go for three weeks when she goes out to look for antiques supposedly?
9) Didn't Jordan mention to Tony early in their friendship that Anna was a refugee?
10) What is Ian Graham's connection to Eve Gardiner?
11) Is the Huntress an average German committing the incomprehensible out of Nazi Party zeal or is it simply that her murderous nature is given free reign due to the Nazis being in power?
12) Is it ethical to kill a killer? Does survival trump morals? Is there a difference between justice and consequence?
13) Have you ever picked up a book and known before even cracking it open that you’re going to love it?
14) Why would Ian continually refer to Nina inside his own head as 'my wife' when she is someone he had only briefly met once and has ignored for years since then? Sure, she's technically his wife, but she's practically a complete stranger when they reunite so why would he refer to her as anything other than just her name in his thoughts at first?
15) Were you aware of The Night Witches before this book?
16) What actually happened to all the criminals after the arrival of the American troops and the release of the prisoners from the camps? How did they pay for their deeds, but especially, what kind of life did they have?
17) In the end, who was the true Huntress?
18) Tony and Jordan's reconciliation scene. Who knew Tony could be such a romantic?
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Jill
These are some thoughts bouncing in my head that I would share a discussion with others about:
What is Annalis Weber’s motivation to be kind and helpful to Jordan? Is empowering Jordan’s independence and identity to make up for Annalis’ dependence on her married Nazi officer lover?
How do you think Nina’s father was connected to Nina in the flying regiment? Do you think it was Stalin himself, Stalin’s paranoia that recognized Nina’s expression when they met?
Discuss the role of women in the WWII theater. Does a formal regiment like the Night Witches give the women veterans more respect or honor, or does the military service distract or contradict from their eventual civilian role of women in society?
Does the search for The Huntress provide closure or justice for the atrocities committed in the War, or does the search prolong the despair and trigger the PTSD of the survivors trying to continue life in a peacetime setting?
Do you think Ian and Nina can continue in a healthy or healing relationship?
What do you think happens to Kolb?
How should countries heal from wars? The period of Reconstruction after the Civil War ceased the prosecution of war crimes committed by the Confederacy now that they were to be a unified country. The Treaty of Versailles punished the Germans for being the aggressor of WWI, which led to the animosity and creation of the extreme Nazi party. Many Nazi survivors were able to settle in locations overseas. Should the prosecutions of Nazi survivors been more aggressively pursued?
Was the love affair between Nina and Elena necessary for the story or a distraction? Do you think Ian and Nina’s frank discussion of their other sexual partners in the five years of marital separation was relevant? Jordan and her fiancé (forget his name) discuss his sexual trysts in his military experience. Again, do you feel these discussions added depth and breadth to the novel or were they a distraction to the progression of plot?
What is Annalis Weber’s motivation to be kind and helpful to Jordan? Is empowering Jordan’s independence and identity to make up for Annalis’ dependence on her married Nazi officer lover?
How do you think Nina’s father was connected to Nina in the flying regiment? Do you think it was Stalin himself, Stalin’s paranoia that recognized Nina’s expression when they met?
Discuss the role of women in the WWII theater. Does a formal regiment like the Night Witches give the women veterans more respect or honor, or does the military service distract or contradict from their eventual civilian role of women in society?
Does the search for The Huntress provide closure or justice for the atrocities committed in the War, or does the search prolong the despair and trigger the PTSD of the survivors trying to continue life in a peacetime setting?
Do you think Ian and Nina can continue in a healthy or healing relationship?
What do you think happens to Kolb?
How should countries heal from wars? The period of Reconstruction after the Civil War ceased the prosecution of war crimes committed by the Confederacy now that they were to be a unified country. The Treaty of Versailles punished the Germans for being the aggressor of WWI, which led to the animosity and creation of the extreme Nazi party. Many Nazi survivors were able to settle in locations overseas. Should the prosecutions of Nazi survivors been more aggressively pursued?
Was the love affair between Nina and Elena necessary for the story or a distraction? Do you think Ian and Nina’s frank discussion of their other sexual partners in the five years of marital separation was relevant? Jordan and her fiancé (forget his name) discuss his sexual trysts in his military experience. Again, do you feel these discussions added depth and breadth to the novel or were they a distraction to the progression of plot?
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