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A Handful of Dreams

by Barbara Hazard

FORBIDDEN VENUS Even as a ragged Irish child, Sally Desmond was so beautiful that men noticed her -- like the soldier who tossed her the sovereign that became a talisman for her dream. But none of the dreams came true when she became a woman more lovely than a goddess. Instead men offered gold for her virtue, and against her wishes, her guardian had accepted ten thousand pounds for her hand from a notorious dilettante, Lord Darlington. Terrified, she was whisked away to London, married, installed in a splendid mansion and treated like a goddess on a pedestal. But the dark, brooding moods of Lord Darlington troubled her. Who was he really, this mysterious lord, this handsome stranger who had come into her life and tantalized her senses with wild desires...?

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Chappie’s discussion starters

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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?