Finding Tipperary Mary (Whitsell) - Discussion Questions

Discussion Questions
1. Did the challenges Phyllis and / or Bridget faced strike a chord with your own childhood?

2. How did the actions of Bridget make you feel?

3. What observations about English society are made in the book?

4. What is different from your own culture? What do you find most surprising, intriguing or difficult to understand?

5. What is the central idea discussed in the book? What issues or ideas does the author explore? Are they personal, sociological, global, political, economic, spiritual, medical, or scientific

6. Talk about specific memorable passages that struck you as significant—or interesting, profound, amusing, illuminating, disturbing, sad...?

7. What have you learned after reading this book? Has it broadened your perspective about a difficult issue—personal or societal? Has it introduced you to a culture in another country?
(Questions issued by the publisher.)

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