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- Aimee is caught off guard when Lacy approaches at James’s
funeral. Initially, she doesn’t believe Lacy. How would you have
reacted in a similar situation?
- On several occasions, Kristen encourages Aimee to open up about
her emotions, to talk to someone. Do you think she sensed Aimee was
hiding something? Did you suspect Aimee was hiding something?
- Per James’s request, Aimee doesn’t take down the meadow
painting, her and James’s special place and the site of Phil’s
assault. What does this say about Aimee? Do you think her inability
to discuss the incident ran deeper than keeping her promise to
James?
- Had James not disappeared, do you think Aimee would have gone
through with the wedding? Would their relationship have lasted or
would the incident with Phil have come between them?
- Imelda describes Lacy as an "enigma." She remains a mystery to
the very end. Both Ian and Aimee interacted with her in their own
way. How do you think Lacy connected them in their quest pursuing
lost loved ones?
- What do you make of Thomas’s confession? Were his revelations
surprising? Did he really have James’s best interests at heart?
- Do you agree with Aimee that James kept the truth about his
relation to Phil secret because he was ashamed? How do you think
Aimee would have reacted had James been honest with her from the
beginning? Do you think a relationship can last when one person has
a deep, dark secret?
- This story has many themes: letting go, healing, forgiveness,
and love. Which theme resonated the most with you? Which theme had
more impact on the story?
- Until the end, Aimee never removes her engagement ring. What
symbolic role does the ring play? How does it connect to the story’s
themes?
- Aimee’s life changes in many ways she didn’t anticipate—losing
her fiancé, opening her café without him, then traveling thousands
of miles to find him only to leave him behind—but her journey is
internal. How is she different at the end of the story?
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