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Merritt Heyward had become a widow after her husband Cal's passing two years earlier. Suddenly, she receives news that will change her life forever. Cal's grandmother has passed away, and Merritt is the rightful heir to her house. Merritt decides to pack up her life in Maine and move to Beaufort, South Carolina. As soon as she arrives, the secrets that Cal kept about his family begin to reveal themselves. She meets Cal's brother, whom she is not fond of immediately. Things only become more complicated when her stepmother shows up on her doorstep with her half-brother Owen in tow. Merritt goes on a journey into the Heyward family's past while confronting her fears and finding peace. The Sound of Glass was chosen as a Goodreads Choice Nominee in 2015.
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Merritt Heyward had become a widow after her husband Cal's passing two years earlier. Suddenly, she receives news that will change her life forever. Cal's grandmother has passed away, and Merritt is the rightful heir to her house. Merritt decides to pack up her life in Maine and move to Beaufort, South Carolina. As soon as she arrives, the secrets that Cal kept about his family begin to reveal themselves. She meets Cal's brother, whom she is not fond of immediately. Things only become more complicated when her stepmother shows up on her doorstep with her half-brother Owen in tow. Merritt goes on a journey into the Heyward family's past while confronting her fears and finding peace. The Sound of Glass was chosen as a Goodreads Choice Nominee in 2015.
A Brief Look Inside:
EVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPER
than the surface of its pages. The characters and their world come alive,
and the characters and its world still live on.
Conversation Starters is peppered with questions designed to
bring us beneath the surface of the page
and invite us into the world that lives on.
These questions can be used to..
Create Hours of Conversation:
• Foster a deeper understanding of the book
• Promote an atmosphere of discussion for groups
• Assist in the study of the book, either individually or corporately
• Explore unseen realms of the book as never seen before
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