Five Days by Douglas Kennedy: Previous 2013 Discussions (closed for new posts)

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Five Days
"A brilliant meditation on regret, fidelity, family, and second chances that...

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Five Days by Douglas Kennedy

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May. 14, 2013
by marymargaretf

How does Laura's job - dealing with the potential for cancer diagnoses all day - affect how she views life?

1

May. 24, 2013
by carolyna

How does the theme of first relationships play a part in Five Days?

2

May. 13, 2013
by Navy Mom

How do Laura's, Dan's, and Richard's relationships with their parents affect their lives, their marriages and how they parent their children?

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May. 13, 2013
by Navy Mom

Laura and Lucy share a lot but "stop short of saying what we really feel about the other’s stuff". Do you think this is a good rule for friends? What would you have said if to Laura if you were Lucy?

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May. 21, 2013
by lisag

How would this novel be different if the divorce were more contentious? Do you think this is an accurate portrayal?

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May. 15, 2013
by barbluvstennis

Laura and Richard both dwell on what direction their lives might have taken. What is your "possible" life story?

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May. 30, 2013
by lisag

Why wouldn't Five Days be the same story if it were told from Richard's point of view?

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May. 19, 2013
by Suzanne

Richard and Laura come from small town Maine, but could they have come from any small town, spending a weekend in any big city?

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May. 15, 2013
by carolyna

Laura and Lucy "both read to find windows into our own dilemmas". Do you choose books for the same reason? What book has recently spoken to you the most?

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May. 24, 2013
by kathleenb

Why do you think Douglas Kennedy wrote Laura's story as it happens in just five days?

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May. 24, 2013
by carolyna

Ben and Billy seem to relate best to one parent. Is this always the case in family life?

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May. 20, 2013
by lynna

How does financial pressure change Laura and Dan's relationship. Would it have survived if Dan hadn't been laid off?

15

May. 28, 2013
by lynna

Is adultery really a betrayal of trust - or, in the case of Laura, a necessary way for her to begin to confront the empty sadness of her marriage?

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May. 18, 2013
by CoventryReader

Would Laura have had the strength to leave her marriage if she hadn’t met Richard?

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May. 20, 2013
by lynna

Were you surprised by the outcome of Laura and Richard’s affair?

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May. 27, 2013
by lynna