The Chinaberry Tree cover

The Chinaberry Tree

by Jessie Redmon Fauset

This novel by the author of Plum Bun and There is Confusion focuses on the lives of the beautiful Laurentine Strange and her vivacious younger cousin, Melissa Paul, in the early part of [the 20th] century. The volume also includes a selection of Jessie Redmon Fauset's nonfiction writings.

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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?