48 pages 1 hour read

Mary Lawson

A Town Called Solace

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

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Essay Topics

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Most of the novel’s action takes place in the town of Solace. How is Solace depicted? What is its role and significance, both literal and figurative, as a setting?

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The chapters alternate between the perspectives of the three protagonists, but Mrs. Orchard’s chapters are the only ones that contain first-person narration. What is the significance of this narrative technique in telling Mrs. Orchard’s story? What makes it different from or similar to the third-person narration used in Liam’s and Clara’s chapters?

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Analyze the adult-child relationships in the book, specifically those between Mrs. Orchard and Liam, Mrs. Orchard and Clara, and Liam and Clara. What are the similarities and differences that exist between these dynamics? How do they illustrate the novel’s key themes and ideas?

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