Did you find it compelling? Do you believe she loved Max? Why or why not? Were you shocked by the twist in her ending?How did you feel when Eliza had a second chance to experience love with Merrill? In what ways was their friendship and then love affair authentic?7.Were you satisfied with Sofya and Cook's reunion? How do you imagine their relationship evolved after the novel ended?Ĩ. Varinka and Taras have a complicated relationship. Sofya had to make some impossible choices in the novel - choosing to leave her family and then her child, in order to try to save them. How was she an important character in the story? What do you think of the author's decision to open and close the novel with Luba's voice?ĥ. Luba, whose name symbolises love, is a key character in Lost Roses. What did you like/not like about their portrayal?Ĥ. Eliza's real-life relationship with her daughter Caroline evolves over the course of the book. Caroline Ferriday, the protagonist of Lilac Girls, is a teenager in Lost Roses. In what ways were they both good mothers? How did Sofya's stepmother, Agnessa, affect Sofya and Luba emotionally? How did their mother's legacy play a continuing role in their lives?ģ.

How did these relationships impact Eliza, Sofya and Varinka's lives? Compare Eliza's mother to Varinka's. Mother-daughter relationships play a vital role in Lost Roses. Who did you identify with most and why?Ģ.

You meet three very different heroines in Lost Roses: Eliza, Sofya and Varinka.

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