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Question 1 • WikiSysop (6 months ago)
1. Have you read any of Maeve Binchy's other books? If you've encountered any of these characters before, how did this new novel deepen your understanding of them? If you haven't, which characters would you like to spend more time with?
Question 2 • WikiSysop (6 months ago)

2. It's clear what the heart of the title refers to, but who-or what-is the soul?
Question 3 • WikiSysop (6 months ago)

3. The heart clinic is the embodiment of a new idea that advocates teaching people about their health without having to go to a hospital or to a doctor who may not have much time to spend with an individual patient. Why do you think the heart clinic is a good idea? Is there such a thing in your town or neighborhood?
Question 4 • WikiSysop (6 months ago)

4. There are many different mothers in the novel. Who does Binchy portray as a good mother? In what ways? Which mother would you most like to have as your own?
Question 5 • WikiSysop (6 months ago)

5. How are Binchy's mother-daughter relationships different from her mother-son ones?
Question 6 • WikiSysop (6 months ago)

6. Why does Clara find it easier to be kind to Ania than to her daughters Adi or Linda?
Question 7 • WikiSysop (6 months ago)

7. Clara is a firm believer in the curative powers of being busy (page 23). How does this affect her in her career? In her personal life?
Question 8 • WikiSysop (6 months ago)

8. It is very difficult to make decisions about your parents when they are older. Was Hilary right to try to keep her mother at home with her?
Question 9 • WikiSysop (6 months ago)

9. There are two car accidents in the novel. How does each one change the course of the story?
Question 10 • WikiSysop (6 months ago)

10. What role does the new Ireland play in Heart and Soul? Is Quentins part of the new Ireland and if so how? What other aspects of this novel reflect the new Ireland?
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