Reading Group Guide: A Name Unknown
You’re invited to join my virtual book club! If you love reading historical fiction, enjoy talking about it with friends, and if you’re on Instagram, then this is the place for you. Leading a book club is a new venture for me. Last month was my first go-around, and we started with my own book, Palmer Girl. It was a lot of fun! My pick for November/December is A Name Unknown by Roseanna M. White.
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Here’s how our book club works:
We will use a private message group on Instagram to communicate.
We will read one book per month (at your own pace).
We will have one discussion group per month (every second Thursday).
I will provide reading guides/discussion questions for each new book.
There will be free book-related treats available for download.
I will provide weekly (non-spoiler) historical trivia related to the book, as well as conversation prompts in our IG group.
To join, click HERE, and let me know you’re in, and make sure you let me know your IG name. I will add you to our group!
Below, is the reading guide for A Name Unknown If you would like to start your own book club (outside of the one I’m leading on IG) you are more than welcome to use this guide. If you are reading this post after mid-December, you will be able to find our current book of the month on this blog and on my IG account.
About the Book
A Name Unknown by Roseanna M. White
This is a fun story with adventure, intrique, and romance. I was rooting for the characters the whole time, hoping they would do the right thing. The historical details were also well done. I highly recommend this book!
Rosemary Gresham has no family beyond the band of former urchins that helped her survive as a girl in the mean streets of London. Grown now, they concentrate on stealing high-value items and have learned how to blend into upper-class society. But when Rosemary must determine whether a certain wealthy gentleman is loyal to Britain or to Germany, she is in for the challenge of a lifetime. How does one steal a family's history, their very name?
Peter Holstein, given his family's German blood, writes his popular series of adventure novels under a pen name. With European politics boiling and his own neighbors suspicious of him, Peter debates whether it might be best to change his name for good. When Rosemary shows up at his door pretending to be a historian and offering to help him trace his family history, his question might be answered.
But as the two work together and Rosemary sees his gracious reaction to his neighbors' scornful attacks, she wonders if her assignment is going down the wrong path. Is it too late to help him prove that he's more than his name?
A Name Unknown, by Roseanna M. White
Publication date: July 4th, 2017
Genre: Historical Romance, Inspirational Romance
Paperback: 434 pages
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
ASIN: B01MTFX5AL
Discussion Questions
1. Did the characters seem believable to you? Did they remind you of anyone you know?
2. How well do you think the author built the world in the book?
3. What do you think the author’s purpose was in writing this book? What ideas was he or she trying to get across?
4. Share a favorite quote from the book. Why did this quote stand out?
5. Are there any books that you would compare this book to?
6. Did your opinion of this book change as you read it? How?
7. What feelings did this book evoke for you?
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8. How important was the time period or the setting to the story? Did you think it was accurately portrayed?
This month’s freebie
I hope you’ll join us for book club! We’ve got a great group going already, and new members are always welcome. This month’s selection is a book that I’m excited to discuss.
*If you liked this post, you might also be interested in: Palmer Girl Reading Guide.
