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Discussion Guide

The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett

These book club questions are from the publisher, HarperCollins Publishers.

Book club questions for The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons

Use these discussion questions to guide your next book club meeting.

Eudora and Rose are an unlikely pair. What were some of your favorite moments between them? Have you ever found friendship in unlikely places?
How did the alternating timeline affect your understanding of Eudora?
What do you think Montgomery the cat symbolizes? How does his story parallel Eudora’s?
Swimming brings Eudora “a sense of purpose and sufficient impetus to face another day.” Do you have any rituals that bring you purpose?
Despite Eudora’s insistence that she wants to be left alone, why do you think she allows Rose into her life?
Eudora repeats a mantra, “My death. My way.” Is it ever possible to have complete control in life?
Discuss Eudora and Stella’s relationship and how it evolved over the course of the novel. Do you think their love was unconditional, despite their fraught history?
Think about Stanley and Eudora’s different perspectives about their situations. How did their paths in life bring them to have those views? In what ways are they similar?
Do you think Beatrice Honeysett was a good mother? Do you blame her for any of the events in the novel?
Did you find yourself siding with Petra or Eudora more during their conversations? Do you think either one was entirely right in their views, or are there merits to both their stances?
How does growing older change us, and what never changes about us? Has this novel made you think about what is most important to hold onto as we move through life?
Think about the men in Eudora’s life. How did they treat her? Do you think Eddie or Stella is to blame?

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