~ The orig­i­nal title of this book was The Kinds Of Want­ing.  How do you see the notion of ‘want­ing’ or desire, and its con­verse, ‘reject­ing,’ play out in the novel?

~ What do you think the main char­ac­ters have in com­mon?   (Guin­e­vere, Griffyn ‘Pagan,’, as well as Mar­cus, and other promi­nent sec­ondary characters)

~ What would you have done, if your were Gwyn, at dif­fer­ent points in the story? What about when the prince was first brought to her?  When Griffyn assumed lord­ship over the cas­tle?  How about when he left for Ispile-Upon-Tyne?  And at his return?  Would you have acted dif­fer­ently?  Why?

~ What finally ‘turned’ Gywn, and made her reveal her secret to Griffyn?

~ How do per­sonal val­ues play into the choices the char­ac­ters make?  How do those val­ues change over the course of the novel?   Have you ever done some­thing that seemed like the ‘right’ thing to do, then later re-thought it, because you saw it differently?

~ What was the one thing Gwyn des­per­ately needed?  How about Griffyn?   How did they attempt to man­age this unmet need over the course of the story, and how did it change from the start to the end?

~ Did you find the end­ing sat­is­fy­ing?   What ele­ments were sat­is­fy­ing, and which were not?  Why?

I love to chat with book clubs and readers.

I can come to exist­ing online groups, set up an unique online chat for your group, or set-up phone con­fer­ence calls.  If your book club would like me to chat with your mem­bers, drop me a line at

kris at kriskennedy.net