Nora Goes Off Script

If you wrote a script about an important moment or experience in your life, what would it be about? What would the title of the movie be? What actors would you want to play the main characters?

Nora Goes Off Script is a story about love, new beginnings, and finding yourself again. Would you call this book a romance?

Nora experiences different loves throughout her life. Who do you think is the most important love of Nora’s life, and why?

If Leo offered you a thousand dollars a day to stay at your house for one week, would you take him up on his offer? Why or why not?

What was your favorite scene in the novel, and why? Was there a scene that felt the most relatable to your own life, and if so, what was it?

How do you feel Nora and Leo’s romance shaped who they both ultimately became? Have you ever experienced a love that changed your life, and if so, how did it?

How different a story do you think Nora Goes Off Script would have been if Nora was not a mother? Do you think Nora being a mother adds or detracts from the story, and why?

Do you think Nora’s divorce was ultimately a good or bad event in her life, and why? What do you think it taught her about life?

Why do you think Leo and Nora were drawn to each other? Do you think they would have connected in the same way if they had met earlier in life? Why or why not?

If Nora Goes Off Script is picked up for the big screen, which actors would you envision playing Nora and Leo?

Were you surprised by the ending?