![]() The aim of the short game is to make your children bearable to live with. Adele asserts that "with parenting there’s a long game and a short game. Do you think Clare made the right decision in keeping Pip and Grace’s father’s release from the hospital a secret? Why or why not?Ħ. What growth do you see in Pip from the beginning to the end of The Girls in the Garden? Compare and contrast Pip’s development with the ways in which Grace matures.ĥ. A major issue in this book is that of growing up. Do you agree that Grace is (or is acting) more mature than her age? If so, how? How do Grace’s or Pip’s experiences compare with your own experience of being twelve and thirteen?Ĥ. The police suggest that Grace is "mature for her age" (page 206). How did you feel about how she is raising her children? Were there points in the book you felt supportive or critical of her maternal choices?ģ. She repeatedly suggests that she feels judged by others for her lifestyle. ![]() Adele has a very lenient, alternative parenting style, homeschooling and preferring to let her children make their own choices, whatever they are. Who did you first suspect of attacking Grace? Did your suspicions change over the course of the book? Were there clues that pointed you toward the perpetrator? What were some of the red herrings that misdirected your attention?Ģ. ![]()
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