1. Had the crash never occurred, is it likely Bobbie could have extricated herself from the relationship with Craig?

2. What prevents Bobbie from telling her mother about Craig?

3. How does Bobby change during the 1978 scenes?

4. Why would June have missed or ignored the signs of what was going on between Craig and her daughter?

5. What part does threat play in the unfolding of events in the novel?

6. What do you think makes Bobbie trust Dan?

7. In what ways do Bobbie and Dan as teenagers want to protect one another?

8. Why does it take so long for Bobbie to take action against Craig?

9. How does the notion of shame, or the absence of it, permeate the novel?

10. What is the effect of Bobby's childhood experience on her present day self?