1. Sleepwalking in Daylight opens with a very provocative look at sex and the modern marriage. On a scale of one to ten, where do you think sex ranks in terms of importance in a marriage?

2. Do you believe there is a greater amount of dissatisfaction in today’s relationships? What role do you think people’s expectations play in the success or failure of their relationships?

3. Statistics show that more and more women are marrying later in life. Do you think couples who marry after age 30 have a better chance of having a successful marriage than those who marry young, as Samantha and Bob did?

4. When do you think Samantha started to lose her connection with Cammy? If her relationship with Bob had been on better footing, do you think Samantha would have let her daughter withdraw as much?

5. Do parents ever really know their kids?  We like to think so, but when it comes to independent teenagers, can we be sure? How confident are you that you would know whether or not your child has tried alcohol and/or drugs, and what would you do if they had?

6. It can be very easy for us to blame the parents for a child’s mistakes. At what point does a teenager “own” her actions and decisions? Discuss how much of the responsibility you feel falls on Cammy’s shoulders, not her parents’, for her choices and behavior.

7. Discuss the novel's structure. In what ways do the alternating narratives between mother and daughter enhance the story? How do the scenes in a teenager’s voice give you further insight into the characters and their actions?

8. When it comes to adultery, some people claim their partner’s lack of attention for “forced” them into the arms of another. Was this the case for Samantha? Do you buy that argument? Given the circumstances, do you blame her for getting close to Craig?

9. How do you feel about Bob’s actions (or inaction) throughout the story? Did you find him to be a sympathetic character? What role, if any, do you feel his supposed depression played in the novel?

10. How do you think the story might have changed if Sam had talked candidly with Craig’s wife at the soccer game? If you were in Sam’s shoes, would meeting his wife and child have been enough to prompt you to end the relationship?