Always, Karen cover

Always, Karen

by Walker, Karen (Spirit)

At twenty years old, Karen Walker was diagnosed with terminal bone cancer. She was a young woman who should have had her whole life ahead of her: she had loving parents, a doting fiance, and a stellar academic record. Undaunted by her uncertain future, she and her fiance planned a wedding for December of 1970. It was not to be. Grief-stricken, her parents Tom and Jeanne Walker spent that Christmas Day traveling and searching for a medium who would help them contact their now-deceased daughter. They found the Reverend George Daisley through whom Karen dictated messages from the "other side". Through several communications-many of which contained information which only the family members would know-Karen described life "after" as well as "their" views on earth life. What may seem as a need for closure and an end to the grief cycle is a moving parable of comfort.

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?