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A harmless ruse

by Alexandra Lord

Life at Westerham Park was a lark for Cassandra and her cousin Claire until Wilfred Westerham returned from the wars determined to take the young ladies firmly in hand. But the birds would not be caged. In a trice they flew off to London with Claire posing as the young Widow Bennet, the beautiful Cassandra's proper chaperone. The wicked London season was at its giddy height. The high-spirited Cassandra was an heiress in her own right. Together she and the lovely Claire would create a sensation and set the mischievous, top-lofty Anthony, Earl of Alquist, and his dashing brother, Robert a merry, breathless chase...

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?