When Kelly seeks to escape her traumatic life, the local librarian suggests she pack up and move to Manhattan to become a model. Would you consider this appropriate advice? Why or why not?

Discuss the contrast between Kelly's public persona as a supermodel and her personal aversion to all things sexual caused by her being raped at age eight.

Did you feel Tanner Kingsley was a well-rounded bad guy character? Why or why not? Support your position using examples from the story.

Sidney Sheldon's characters are drawn with broad, black and white strokes. The good guys are good and the bad guys are really evil. Diane and Kelly, for example, both have fairy tale relationships with their husbands as well as fairy tale successes in their careers. Can you find three other examples from the story in which the characters are painted in black...