In what ways is Barbie different from her mother? In what ways is she similar? Why is she so attracted to Mark Bassett? Does he represent a challenge to her? Is she drawn to him despite his resistance-or because of it? Where do you see their romance going? What gives her the courage to break out of her restricted, although privileged life? Do you think wealth and privilege typically lead to more restrictive attitudes? Realistically, do she and Hector have a chance at a successful relationship?
Lillie is in many ways a conventional society matron.
Why do you think this is? Inertia? Fear? A sense of inadequacy? Some other reason? What is the primary factor, in your view, that compels her to follow through? What do you think of her actions-and Robert’s? Could they have handled things in a better way? What would you have advised them to do? Did you sympathize with her feelings? And did you understand his reasons for not wanting a second family? Did you feel either or both of them acted in a manipulative way?ĭespite wanting a child in her life and wanting to “do something for someone else,” Anne Marie is initially reluctant to get involved with the Lunch Buddy program. Based on your own experience do you agree? If so, why do you feel that writing down a wish can lead to its fulfillment? What do you think of choosing a number of wishes (as Anne Marie and her friends do), rather than just writing down whatever comes to mind?Īnne Marie had agreed to no children before she married Robert, then decided she wanted a baby. Have you ever written a list of wishes for yourself? How many? Anne Marie Roche and the other widows believe that writing down what you want helps you clarify it-and achieve it. It also becomes far more important than she ever imagined.Īs Ellen helps Anne Marie complete her list of twenty wishes, they both learn that wishes can come true-but not necessarily in the way you expect. It’s a relationship that becomes far more involving than Anne Marie intended. She begins to act on her wishes, and when she volunteers at a local school, an eight-year-old girl named Ellen enters her life. It includes learning to knit, doing good for someone else, falling in love again. They each begin a list of twenty wishes, things they always wanted to do but never did.Īnne Marie’s list starts with: Find one good thing about life. On Valentine’s Day, Anne Marie and several other widows get together to celebrate…what? Hope, possibility, the future.
She owns a successful bookstore on Seattle’s Blossom Street, but despite her accomplishments, there’s a feeling of emptiness. At thirty-eight, her life’s not what she’d expected-she’s childless, a recent widow, alone. Anne Marie Roche wants to find happiness again.
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