1. Are you a member of a book club? If so, how much time at each meeting do you spend talking about books? How much time do members spend talking about their lives? If you aren’t a book club member, why not?  

2. Book clubs typically meet on a regular basis. In THE MOTHER-DAUGHTER BOOK CLUB, the group is meeting for the first time after a three-year hiatus. The time gap is driven by a shocking event that affects all the members. How does the shared experience change the friendship the women have built, collectively and as individuals? 

3. Mariella diligently plans activities for the group to reconnect. How do these events, including their unforeseen complications, bring the group closer together? Have you ever had a plan go awry? What did you learn from the experience?

4. Consider the characters in the story, the mothers and the daughters. What are the similarities in these relationships? What are the differences? Which mother-daughter pair is your favorite? 

5. Grace, one of the more reserved members of the club, takes a risk in Lake Como that changes her life. Have you ever taken a major life risk? Did it pay off?

6. Almost every meeting of the Mother-Daughter Book Club culminates in the Night of Secrets. In Italy, a secret is revealed that shakes the group. Were the characters right to keep this secret? Have you ever kept a big secret from a loved one? Was it eventually revealed? What was the result?

7. Though the characters introduced in these pages gather to discuss books, like many book clubs they also share deep bonds over food! Which of the Mother-Daughter Book Club recipes is your favorite? If asked to share a family recipe, do you have one you would choose?

8. THE MOTHER-DAUGHTER BOOK CLUB mentions over 70 books and authors. Consider your personal reading list versus that of your book club. Is there much overlap? If you first learned about a book in these pages, how soon can you start reading?