Reading Group Guide
Discussion Questions
Noah's Wife
1. How does this book challenge your perception of the way the story of Noah is traditionally told?
2. Noah’s Wife predates organized religion. How and why did the author use the concepts of Father God and Mother Goddess in the book? Do they have validity today?
3. How does Na’amah perceive and relate to the world because of her Asperger Syndrome?
4. How does her condition help her/limit her on her journey?
5. How did Savta influence Na’amah’s development and journey?
6. Discuss how your perception of Tubal changes as the story evolves.
7. What part does understanding the “cycle of violence” play in forgiveness? Can you forgive Tubal? Yanner?
8. What is the significance of Bennu in the story?
9. What is the significance of water for Na’amah?
10. Why do you think bees are a reoccurring theme?
11. How did the story use the distinctions between clans, Elders and the gods?
12. How do the relationships between Yanner, Noah, and Na’amah define the different aspects of love?
Noah's Wife
- Publication Date: August 17, 2011
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Blackburn Fork Publishing
- ISBN-10: 0983787808
- ISBN-13: 9780983787808