<b>The Marriage of Opposites: A Novel by Alice Hoffman | Conversation Starters</b><br /><br /><b>&nbsp;</b>The Marriage of Opposites, Alice Hoffman&rsquo;s newest novel, illustrates the struggle between personal desire and social norms. Though the story based in the 19th century, it portrays three generations that live on the Island of St. Thomas. Growing up in St. Thomas, Rachel dreamed of traveling away from the island to Paris. She is married to a man who is much older than her. When her husband dies, his nephew arrives to settle the estate. His arrival triggers the scandal of a forbidden love and their struggle against the rules of Jewish tradition. The Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman was a Los Angeles Times&rsquo; Bestseller for three weeks. She is also the New York Times bestselling author of The Dovekeepers and The Museum of Extraordinary Things.<br /><br /><b>A Brief Look Inside:</b><br /><br />EVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPER<br />than the surface of its pages. The characters and their world come alive,<br />and the characters and its world still live on.<br /><i>Conversation Starters</i> is peppered with questions designed to<br />bring us beneath the surface of the page<br />and invite us into the world that lives on.<br />These questions can be used to..<br /><br /><b>Create Hours of Conversation:</b><br />&bull; <b>Foster</b> a deeper understanding of the book<br />&bull; <b>Promote</b> an atmosphere of discussion for groups<br />&bull; <b>Assist </b>in the study of the book, either individually or corporately<br />&bull; <b>Explore</b> unseen realms of the book as never seen before