Spoiler alert! At this point in the story, it's quite difficult to pose discussion prompts without clearly alluding to particular details of the storyline. Week Two discussions pertain to the section entitled "Middles" (pp. 147-252).
1. Much of the novel takes place in two grand estates—Angelfield and then Miss Winter's. How are the houses reflections of their inhabitants?
2. As the story unfolds, we learn that Margaret and Miss Winter are both twins. What else do they have in common?
3. Miss Winter frequently changes points of view from third to first person, from "they" to "we" to "I," in telling Margaret her story. The first time she uses "I" is in the recounting of Isabelle's death and Charlie's disappearance. What did you make of this shifting when Margaret points it out on page 204?
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I think that Miss Winter never told the truths to the press, not to lie but to hide the history of her family dynamics which were going on (incest, insanity, secrecy). I feel that she trusted Margaret (also a twin), to figure out the truth and also put a human spin on the mystery since she knew she was dying and everything would have been perceived as a scandal after her death. Even though she had changed her identity, the truth would have been discovered eventually.
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