1. Why did Circe release Odysseus and his men to resume their journey home?
  2. Which minor character did you find most intriguing?
  3. In what way do women in this novel support one another? Where and why? Do you think those dynamics exist today?
  4. How would you describe the relationship between Circe and Melis?
  5. Shame affects/criticism affects some of our characters. Is shame still a driving force in women’s lives? In men’s lives?
  6. Approval affects some of our characters. Is shame still a driving force in women’s lives? In men’s lives?
  7. The novel addresses misperceptions in relationships. Discuss one that struck you.
  8. How would you characterize the principal characters in the story? Who did you like? Why?
  9. How did characters in the story try to/did predict the future? What similar rituals do people use today?
  10. Reflect on the role of mythology in books and our lives?

Sophia Kouidou-Giles was born in Thessaloniki, Greece and is university educated in the USA. She holds a Bachelors in Psychology and a Masters in Social Work. In her 34 year child welfare career, she served as a practitioner, educator, researcher, and administrator publishing articles in Greek and English professional journals with a focus on child welfare services. In recent years, her focus shifted to writing non-fiction and poetry, and she will be publishing her first fiction novel An Unexpected Ally in October. She lives in Seattle near her son, her daughter-in-law and two grandsons.

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