The marriage bonus cover

The marriage bonus

by Carole Halston

They had been uneasy high school sweethearts: ambitious Charlene, and Burt, from the wrong side of town. But people change. An unhappy stint as someone else's " club wife" had left Charlene longing for real love and a real man. With Burt she found both, and more.... He was the fulfillment of all her unspoken dreams.

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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?