55 pages 1 hour read

Barbara Davis

The Keeper of Happy Endings

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

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Essay Topics

1.

How does Davis’s decision to structure the novel using alternating perspectives impact her portrayal of both Soline and Rory?

2.

There are two primary settings in The Keeper of Happy Endings: 1980s Boston and 1940s Paris. What role does setting play in the novel?

3.

Soline and Rory have similar experiences of grief. How does Davis differentiate between loss and grief in the novel?