The last escape cover

The last escape

by Nichol, John

This title discusses how World War II ended for a quarter of a million men held in 55 prisoner of war camps and how, in the last months of the war, most of them became caught up in a desperate endgame as they made their way across a Europe in chaos.

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?