The sleep of reason cover

The sleep of reason

by C. P. Snow

The time is 1963. The locations are an English provincial town and London. Lewis Eliot agrees to help his old friend, the lawyer George Passant, with a murder trial. Two lesbians are charged with torturing and killing an eight-year-old boy. As the trial progresses, C.P. Snow brings alive all of the characters caught up in the tragedy.

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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?