In her fervor to be prepared for the baby she wants to have, Dyanne makes a very expensive impulse buy that causes an uproar in her marriage. Have you ever bought something that you regretted later? Did you return it or keep it? Has anyone ever bought something with part of your money without telling you about it? How did you feel?
Karol’s oldest son, Ryan, starts to bloom when the neighbors move away. How does his emerging adolescence affect his perception of the loss of the neighbors? What do we learn about Karol through Ryan?
Rob is a patient and kind husband, but as he tells Karol often, he is also a man. In all their ups and downs, what does Rob seem to want most from Karol? How does he differ from Singh? Could you imagine any man you know giving his wife twenty-one days off from motherhood?
Though she wants more than anything to have some time to herself, when Karol gets that time, she’s unsure at first what to do with it. What would you do with twenty-one days off from your responsibilities? Is there a passion you’ve set aside for someday?
Karol once thought her friends Hope and Singh were perfect. In the end, she realizes that only God is perfect. Have you ever set someone up higher than he or she could live up to? Did you still love them when they failed to meet your expectations? Have you ever been the person who had a fall in someone’s eyes? What is your relationship with that person like now?
Both Karol and Dyanne think the grass must be greener on the other side. Do you think that both women come to respect one another in the end? How does Dyanne help Karol find her old self again? How does Karol help Dyanne discover the person she wants to be? Which of the books in the story would you want to read first—Karol’s or Fallon’s?
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