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The Servants

by Michael Marshall Smith

Moving to Brighton with his sick mother and her new husband, eleven-year-old Mark finds himself immersed in a strange new world when he sneaks into the old servants' quarters and begins seeing the long-dead servants doing their jobs.

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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?