The Wedding Season (23 page)
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Authors: Deborah Hale
- What reasons does Elizabeth have for wanting to marry a titled gentleman? Given the social structures of her times, do you think these reasons are valid?
- Elizabeth and her cousins are only eighteen years old, and yet each one hopes to find a husband soon. How are things different for girls today? Considering the era and their social positions, would you like to be one of the three cousins? Which one? Why?
- Philip rides in to “save the day” more than once: to stop Whitson’s wedding and to rescue Elizabeth from Chiselton. What does this say about his character? Do you think he fits the image of a “hero”? Why or why not? What is your definition of a hero?
- What sort of person is Lord Chiselton? Why does he think he can do as he wishes? Are there people today with that attitude of privilege? What are our modern protections against them?
- Why doesn’t Philip want to be a peer? Do you think his reasons are valid? Considering the responsibilities as well as the privileges in those times, would you want to be a peer/peeress?
- This was an age in which a father had complete control over his daughter’s life until she married. Why does Captain Moberly initially refuse to give Philip permission to
propose to Elizabeth? Do you agree with his reasons? If she were your daughter, what would you do? - Which character changes the most in the story, Elizabeth or Philip? In what ways did each one mature and become stronger? In what ways did they stay the same?
- In the Regency era, there were no televisions or movies, and families had to make their own evening entertainment. My inspiration for having the children perform Bible stories came from my husband’s and my child-rearing days, when our four children acted out Scripture and storybooks. What does your family do in the evening to spend time together?
ISBN: 978-1-4592-0628-1
THE WEDDING SEASON
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MUCH ADO ABOUT NUPTIALS
Copyright © 2011 by Deborah M. Hale
THE GENTLEMAN TAKES A BRIDE
Copyright © 2011 by Louise M. Gouge
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