by Mindy Mejia
8. As you read along, what did you think happened to Josiah, Lucas, Heather, and Jane? How did it differ from what is revealed at the end of the novel?
9. Extreme circumstances and intertwined history aside, what do you think attracts Maya and Lucas to each other? What similar personality traits do you see in these two characters?
10. “I was the girl who didn’t need anyone and made sure things stayed that way. . . . My life was lonely, but there was something vital in the loneliness, an imperative that I keep the space around me empty and weightless,” Maya thinks to herself after Lucas comes to her home and begins to break down her emotional barriers. How does Mejia draw the distinction between solitude and loneliness? Who in the novel would you deem lonely and who lives in solitude? How do their situations change during the course of the novel?
ENHANCE YOUR BOOK CLUB
1. For your next book group pick, read Mindy’s previous novel, Everything You Want Me to Be, and compare and contrast the main characters. What themes occur in the lives of these characters? What seems to interest Mindy about her characters in both books?
2. Read another book set in Minnesota, such as a novel by William Kent Krueger, and discuss the ways the authors address setting and Midwestern culture. How do both portray the landscape and the people who live there?
3. Learn more about Mindy Mejia on her website: https://mindymejia.com/
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
MINDY MEJIA received her MFA from Hamline University. Her debut novel, The Dragon Keeper, was published by Ashland Creek Press in 2012, and her critically acclaimed novel Everything You Want Me to Be was published in 2017. She lives in the Twin Cities with her husband and two children.
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Names: Mejia, Mindy, author.
Title: Leave no trace : a novel / by Mindy Mejia.
Description: First edition. | New York : Emily Bestler Books/Atria, 2018. | Identifiers: LCCN 2018012230 (print) | LCCN 2018013880 (ebook) | ISBN 9781501177385 (ebook) | ISBN 9781501177361 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781501177378 (paperback)
Subjects: | BISAC: FICTION / Suspense. | FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General. | FICTION / General. | GSAFD: Mystery fiction. | Suspense fiction.
Classification: LCC PS3613.E4443 (ebook) | LCC PS3613.E4443 L43 2018 (print) | DDC 813/.6—dc23
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