G.E. Pender

1. Nina seemed to play everyone in her orbit. Were any of her actions or intentions honest and true? Consider relationships with David, Asha, Malcolm, and Amanda. 

2. Malcolm’s dependency on pain killers was clearly clouding his judgement. Do you think he would have made the same choices on ethical commercial matters in the absence of substance abuse?
 

3. David seemed to be “love blind”to Nina. In the end, did David actually play Nina?

4. If Amanda was not killed, do you think she would have reported her husband Malcolm for carrying out the illegal enterprise?

5. Nina’s fixation on Elizabeth Taylor threads through much of the story. What did that obsession reveal about Nina — and did your sympathy for the her shift as it deepened?

6. Was Asha in charge of her own destiny or was she just collateral damage in Nina’s emotionally reckless world?

7. Issey, Nina’s designer Pomeranian featured prominently through the book. What do you think Issey represented for Nina?

8. Which character did you find yourself trusting the least — and did that suspicion turn out to be justified?