We hope these questions help guide your group's discussion for this page-turning mystery. We’ve done our best to avoid spoilers, but don’t read this Guide unless you’ve finished The Midnight Estate – you don’t want to run the risk of ruining any reveals!
- Fiona and Ginny’s relationship has grown increasingly distant over the years, particularly since Tad died. Did this feel plausible to you? Why do you think that dynamic developed?
- We meet Marie as a woman who feels utterly trapped in a hopeless situation. Did you understand why she felt that way? What do you think would have happened to her and her child had she not escaped with Silas?
- Why do you think Silas intervened to help Marie escape when so many others in her community were aware of her situation but could not or would not help? Did you understand why her own brother refused to help her when she did try to reach out?
- Fiona’s visit to the readers’ club marks a turning point in her thoughts about reconnecting with other in Forbes. Have you ever been to a reading group like the one Fiona visits? If you’re a member of any kind of book club or reading group, why do you attend, and what do you get out of it?
- This story structure features a book within a book. Did you like the use of such a device, and do you think the author made good use of it?
- Did you believe Wurimbirra was haunted? At what point did you start to suspect otherwise?
- Which characters in this book did you like best? Which did you like least? Why?
- Which scene in The Midnight Estate affected you the most, and why? What emotions did that scene elicit?
- Were you satisfied with the ending? What do you think happened next for Fiona and Ginny?
- What will you remember most about The Midnight Estate? Who would you recommend this book to?
- Was this your first Kelly Rimmer book? If you’ve read any of her other titles, do you have a favourite?
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