59 pages 1 hour read

Diane Chamberlain

Big Lies in a Small Town: A Novel

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

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Essay Topics

1.

In what ways is the town of Edenton caught between its past and present? What are some examples of how the town wants to be seen versus how it really is?

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How is Morgan’s relationship with Lisa a subversion of the typical power dynamic between white people and Black people in the novel?

3.

How does the mural act as a sort of totem of healing for both Anna and Morgan?