She can dance to her own music if she chooses." How has your past made you who you are? What do you want to leave behind? Anything? What is the true "music" of your own soul? Are you instep with it or out of step? What May says, "A woman's past need not predict her future. Do you think she wonders whether Queenie and Briny's unconventional existence on the Arcadia could would have been sustainable as times changed or more children were added to the family? Were Queenie and Briny responsible or careless in their choices?ħ. "Who chooses the schedules we keep? We do, I guess," she tells herself but excuses this with, "the good life demands a lot of maintenance." In our modern age are we too busy? Too preoccupied with accumulating things to actually enjoy what we have? Too dialed into media and social media? What are your thoughts on this? What would you like to change about your own schedule? Anything? What might you gain if you did?Ħ.While Rill sees her life on the Arcadia through the idyllic eyes of childhood, May in her old age seems to acknowledge that she wouldn't have traded the life she lived for a different one.
Is there a song or saying that reminds you of someone special in your childhood? Where does your mind travelĥ.Avery laments that the busy schedule expected of a Stafford has prevented her from spending time on Edisto Island with her sisters or Elliot. " is a touchstone between Avery and her Grandma Judy. "There was a little girl who had a little curl.
Do you agree or disagree with this decision? What do you think the implications would have been if they had gone public? Do you think family secrets should remain secret, particularly after the people who kept those secrets have passed away? Or do family secrets belong to the next generation, as well? Have you ever discovered a secret in your family history? If so, what was it (if you care to share it, that is)?Ĥ. Is adoption or foster care in your family history? If so, how did that affect your thoughts about the journey of the Foss children and about Avery's excavation of her family history?ģ.When the sisters were originally reunited, they decided to keep their history to themselves rather than telling their families. Did you have a Favorite between these story lines? Which one and why?Ģ.Many families have been touched in some way by adoption and foster care.
Before We Were Yours alternates between the historical story of the Foss Children and the modern-day story of Avery Stafford.
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