1. Kate, Olive and Lucy have different personalities, but they also
have some common traits. Talk about how the women differ and the ways in
which they're similar.
2. Of the three entwined stories that make up The Forgetting Room,
which character(s) were you most drawn to? Which character's story held
your interest more than the others? Or were they all equally compelling?
4. What was your experience reading the novel? Did the alternating
chapters hold together seamlessly or did you find the shifts jarring?
5. A central concern in the novel, is the power of love, whether
appropriate or not. Trace the paths of love in this book. Discuss how
love has consequences beyond the two people involved and their time.
6. Lies and secrets are also a major theme in The Forgotten Room: the
way they ripple, like a pebble thrown into a pond, through time and
across generations. How were the characters affected by the many secrets
eventually uncovered in the book. What responsibilities for truth and
openness do all of us have to the generations that follow us?
7. As the mystery unraveled itself during the course of the novel, were
there any points where you felt you had the answers to the riddles? If
so, were your predictions born out...or were you wrong?