The captain's creek cover

The captain's creek

by Valerie Holmes

Maggie's solitary life is interrupted when she discovers an exhausted stranger on the beach, hiding from the press gang pursuing him. With her father away at sea, she trusts her own intuition, and risks sheltering the man. Little does Maggie realize that this rash act will jeopardize her plans to open up a school with her trusted friend, Hester. For the handsome stranger, Montgomery, is a man led by his own private mission.

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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?