House of Splendid Isolation cover

House of Splendid Isolation

by Edna O’Brien

Josie is confined to bed in her dilapidated country mansion when McGreevy, IRA terrorist hunted by the police bursts in looking for sanctuary___

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Chappie’s discussion starters

🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.

  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?