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Silver Echoes
A Spellbinding Saga of Ambition, Identity, and Redemption. Based on a true story.
Chicago, 1920s: Movie starlet Silver Dollar Tabor's glittering life shatters after a brutal attack awakens a hidden self. Plunging into the city's dangerous underworld of burlesque speakeasies, she blurs the lines between ambition and destruction, testing her love for screenwriter Carl. This Jazz Age, Prohibition-era tale explores the dark side of fame and the fragility of identity.
Colorado, 1932: Haunted by Silver's disappearance, her mother, Baby Doe, fights to save their family's silver mine. A desperate search for her daughter unearths a shocking truth, rewriting their history. This dual timeline novel weaves a tale of resilience and the enduring bond between mother and daughter.
From the dazzling heights of the Flapper era to the rugged legacy of silver mining, Rebecca Rosenberg's Silver Echoes delivers a gripping historical fiction experience. Baby Doe Tabor's relentless quest for truth unearths the secrets of Silver Dollar Tabor. Perfect for fans of strong women in historical novels and stories based on real events.
What really happened to Silver Dollar Tabor? And can her mother uncover the truth before it’s too late?
These discussion questions were provider by the publisher, DartFrog Books.
Book club questions for Silver Echoes by Rebecca Rosenberg
Use these discussion questions to guide your next book club meeting.
Silver Dollar faced many traumas at a very young age that caused her to create an “imaginary friend”. What were some of the possible traumas named and unnamed in the novel? (For further reading: Coping with Trauma-Related Dissociation by Suzette Boon, Kathy Steele, Onno Van Der Hart)
What emotions seemed to trigger the reemergence of “Echo” in Silver’s life? How did Echo help Silver initially? How did Echo seem to change as time went on?
Was Silver Dollar’s retaliation to Rockwell’s attack warranted? Why or Why not? What should she have done?
What were Silver’s feelings about her Tabor family members, and what was her behavior toward them? What did she long to have happen?
What twists of fate affected Silver’s life? How? Have you experienced twists of fate that changed your life?
How did the price of silver ore correlate to Silver’s life?
Why did Baby Doe Tabor agree to work with Carl Ericson on the Tabor film script?
What was the mother-daughter relationship like between Baby Doe and Silver Dollar? What about Lily?
What did Baby Doe really think happened to Silver Dollar? Why did she tell people that she was in a convent?
What was Dante Rossi’s role in the Chicago Outfit and how did it change over time? What was Silver Dollar to him? What did he want from the Matchless Mine?
How did Rockwell become involved with the Chicago Outfit and how did it affect Baby Doe and the Matchless?
Lily was a leader of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union protesting alcohol during the Prohibition. How did that affect her opinion about Silver Dollar? Where did she get her information about Silver Dollar?
There was strong racial divide during the 1920s in Chicago resulting in race riots, deaths, and the strong presence of the Ku Klux Klan. How did the racial tensions affect Silver Dollar?
How did Silver feel about the tigers over time? How did it mirror what was happening to her?
What was Baby Doe’s goal with the Matchless Mine? How and why did it change?
What world and country events affected the Tabors and how?
In what ways are the mother-daughter relationships portrayed in the book complex?
How do the character’s past experiences influence their present actions and decisions?
What role does the early movie industry, specifically the Selig Polyscope studio, play in the narrative?
How are the themes of entertainment and performance explored through vaudeville and burlesque?
What insights does the book offer into Dissociative Identity Disorder?
How does the novel address the historical context of the Chicago Race Riots and the Ku Klux Klan?
What were the motivations and impact of the Women's Temperance Union as depicted?
How does the book portray the atmosphere and consequences of Prohibition and speakeasies?
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