Questions for a Book Club

“The Stranger on the Ice”

  • Why is tour guide Valerie Blaine all of a sudden interested in finding out the truth
  • about her mother`s death in the Arctic?
  • What prevented her before from digging deeper into her parents` past?
  • What makes Valerie`s friendship with Sedna Mahrer difficult?
  • Why is her friendship with Faye different?
  • Do you feel Clem Hardeven has betrayed Valerie in the past? Should she trust him?
  • What are your feelings towards Toria West?
  • Valerie wants to learn the truth about her mother`s death. Would she have been better off if she had never known what she eventually found out?
  • How do Valerie`s thoughts change about her father, the famous hockey player?
  • Do you hold Peter Hurdy-Blaine responsible for his wife`s death?
  • Was Christine Preston reckless to travel alone to the Arctic or would you do the same?
  • What do you think about Sedna Mahrer`s motives and her actions?
  • At the end, Valerie writes a book about her parents. Would you have done the same in her situation?