Brief Candles cover

Brief Candles

by Manning Coles

Two men, killed during the Franco-Prussian war of 1870, are permitted to return to the mortal world when two of their family in 1953 travel near where the two were buried. The two men cousins are brought back to help their young relatives who are in need of help. Along the way, the men and the pet monkey killed with them cause comedic incidences in which they manage to help more than just their relatives.

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?