Discuss Lessons in French by Hilary Reyl

Oct. 25, 2014
by francinee

How do you feel Kate's accent developed throughout the story? Was her accent - or lack thereof - symbolic to you?

Oct. 17, 2014
by davinamw

Why does Kate feel like she's living inside a Picasso painting? Do you think Kate's mother's words about handling pressure are fair?

Oct. 20, 2014
by joyces

Has there been a time in your own life analogous to Kate's year? How does Kate’s journey resonate with you?

Oct. 23, 2014
by LindaB.

Do you agree with Kate's assessment that she has "a talent for seeing"?

Oct. 26, 2014
by pennyp

How do you think the Berlin Wall works as a metaphor in the novel? How does this resonate with your own associations from this time?

Oct. 31, 2014
by susanr

Mother and Daughters

Nov. 03, 2014
by LeahLovesBooks

Triangles

Nov. 03, 2014
by LeahLovesBooks

How do you think Kate’s ability to fit into various social strata, while always remaining slightly on the outside, serves her? Does it make her more observant or more confused?

Nov. 03, 2014
by LeahLovesBooks

Do you think the characters in the novel "inhabit" their conditions even as they try to change? Could the same be said for most people?

Nov. 13, 2014
by rebeccar

How does Kate change/evolve by the end of the book?

Nov. 13, 2014
by shirleyf

What is your perception of Lydia and Clarence's marriage? Do you know couples who seem to thrive on destructive banter?

Nov. 18, 2014
by heatherf

Did the city of Paris come alive for you in the novel? Was the sense of place an important aspect for you in your reading?

Nov. 20, 2014
by Dirtyolegardenhoe

Clarence

Nov. 21, 2014
by LeahLovesBooks

Discuss the roll of family in Lessons in French

Nov. 29, 2014
by shirleyf

Kate's time in Paris was before cell phones and social media. How do you think this affects her experience? How has technology affected your own experience of travel or living abroad?

Dec. 02, 2014
by heatherf

Why was Kate so reluctant to visit Solange and Jacques

Dec. 03, 2014
by sharalynnep

What did you think of the working relationship between Lydia and Kate. Have you ever had experience with a similarly fraught employer-employee dynamic?

Dec. 03, 2014
by sharalynnep

Do you think Kate's voice rings true for a young woman of her age and era?

Dec. 03, 2014
by poniesnpearls

Olivier -- Did you see his relationship with Lydia coming?

Dec. 04, 2014
by asha

Did you anticipate Etienne's AIDS diagnosis? Is a sense of invisible crisis a feeling you associate with this period?

Dec. 10, 2014
by LindaB.

Lessons in French

Discuss Lessons in French by Hilary Reyl

Ask the Author

How do you feel Kate's accent developed throughout the story? Was her accent - or lack thereof - symbolic to you?

Why does Kate feel like she's living inside a Picasso painting? Do you think Kate's mother's words about handling pressure are fair?

Has there been a time in your own life analogous to Kate's year? How does Kate’s journey resonate with you?

Do you agree with Kate's assessment that she has "a talent for seeing"?

How do you think the Berlin Wall works as a metaphor in the novel? How does this resonate with your own associations from this time?

Mother and Daughters

Triangles

How do you think Kate’s ability to fit into various social strata, while always remaining slightly on the outside, serves her? Does it make her more observant or more confused?

Do you think the characters in the novel "inhabit" their conditions even as they try to change? Could the same be said for most people?

How does Kate change/evolve by the end of the book?

What is your perception of Lydia and Clarence's marriage? Do you know couples who seem to thrive on destructive banter?

Did the city of Paris come alive for you in the novel? Was the sense of place an important aspect for you in your reading?

Clarence

Discuss the roll of family in Lessons in French

Kate's time in Paris was before cell phones and social media. How do you think this affects her experience? How has technology affected your own experience of travel or living abroad?

Why was Kate so reluctant to visit Solange and Jacques

What did you think of the working relationship between Lydia and Kate. Have you ever had experience with a similarly fraught employer-employee dynamic?

Do you think Kate's voice rings true for a young woman of her age and era?

Olivier -- Did you see his relationship with Lydia coming?

Did you anticipate Etienne's AIDS diagnosis? Is a sense of invisible crisis a feeling you associate with this period?

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Discuss Lessons in French by Hilary Reyl

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Sorry, Lessons in French by Hilary Reyl is closed for new posts.
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