1. Have you ever had a secret in your family that came to light? How were members of the family affected?
2. Have you ever received a letter or note from someone who had already passed on? How did it make you feel?
3. Do you see a difference between the way Sienna “protected” her dad from learning about her cancer and the way he “protected” her from information about her mother?
4. How do you think Mark and Grandma Dee were affected by the lies they propagated in this story?
5. Does it feel reasonable to you that Sienna could forgive her dad?
6. Have you ever seen a relationship come together as strong or stronger after a betrayal?
7. Was there a particular scene in this story that stood out to you?
8. Sienna’s portion of this story is written in first-person present tense, somewhat unusual for an adult novel like this. Did you like that perspective or did you find it difficult to get into?
9. Was there any part of this story or the relationships presented here that you thought should have been more developed?