The challenge cover

The challenge

by Kerry Allyne

Debra Armitage is offered a job as a secretary at a remote cattle station by kindly Eleanor McAllister after Debra saves her granddaughter from drowning. Eleanor’s stepson Saxon though seems determined to think the worst of Debra. What Debra doesn’t understand then, in the face of his caustic comments, is why she nonetheless can’t bring herself to quit, and why he also always seems to need to have her near him.

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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?