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Questions: 1. What did Beth find out that Keith was doing to her boyfriends?


 * Thibault suggested that it was strange that none of Beth's relationships after Keith never worked out. He proposed the idea that Keith had been stalking all of Beth's boyfriends and had driven them away from her. After Beth considered this idea, she confronted her ex boyfriend Adam. Adam seemed extremely anxious and nervous when he was asked why their relationship ended. He didn't outright say that Keith had confronted him, but from his behavior Beth concluded that this is what had happened.**

2. When Thibault played piano at the church, what did everyone think of him? How did Keith feel about this?


 * Everyone admired Thibault when he played piano at the church. They thought of him as a handsome stranger who was a skilled pianist. Even Keith's grandfather shook Thibault's hand and complimented him. As Keith stood from a far and watched this all happen, he was extremely angry. Keith hated Thibault and he was furious that other people in town had fallen for his charm.**

3. How did Keith Clayton finally find out about the picture?


 * Earlier in the book, Keith got a call from his friend Tony that there was somebody at the local bar in town that had a picture of Beth and was asking around about her. Clayon didn't think anything of it, but when Tony saw Thibault playing at the church, he told Clayton that this was the same guy with the picture. Clayton found his perfect opportunity to destroy Thibault and Beth's relationship. He concocted a story that would make Thibault seem like a stalker to Beth, and he set his plan in motion.**

4. How did Beth react to finding out about Thibault's "lucky charm?"


 * When Clayton first told Beth about the picture Thibault had, she was furious. She felt violated and vulnerable and was appalled that Thibault had "stalked" her. Clayton had been extremely convincing with his idea that Thibault was a dangerous stalker who walked across the country to find her. When Beth confronted Thibault, and he admitted it was true, she became extremely angry and upset with him. Later, after talking to her Nanna, Beth realized that she didn't know the whole story about when Thibault was at war, and she shouldn't judge him for what he did.**

5. Although there was a death at the end of the book, it is considered a happy ending. What do you think?


 * The end of the book is happy. although Clayton died, he died in an honorable way; trying to save his son, Ben. Also, he was the evil antagonist of the story, so now Beth and Thibault could be happy together and he would never bother them again.**

Focus Questions 1. What are some of the images that are used?

Another obvious image was the picture of Beth**
 * A powerful image that was used in this part of the book was the increasing rain. The rain was flooding the whole town and kept getting increasingly worse as the book went on.

2. What do they seem to represent?

The picture represents the secret that Thibault was carrying around. When he gave it to Ben, it symbolized him letting go of the secret, and Beth finding out.**
 * The rain seemed to represent that something bad was going to happen. It kept getting worse and worse until it flooded the whole town.

3. Why do you think the author uses these images to convey his or her meaning?


 * He uses these images because they are powerful ones. The rain can be dangerous and it makes you feel like something bad is going to happen.**

Summary: Our group met for the third time on April 9th. We ate some banana muffins and discussed the ending of the book. Overall, our group mostly enjoyed the book. We talked about the surprise ending and how unexpected it was. The book was unpredictable and made us want to keep reading. It made us sit at the end of our chair because it was filled with so much suspense. Our favorite part was when Thibault played the piano at the church. We would all agree that this was a very good book and we definetly recommend it to anyone who likes suspenseful novels with a twist at the end.