Book Club Questions

The Little Italian Hotel

1.     If you could choose to go anywhere in the world for a special holiday, where would it be? Who would be your ideal travel companion?

2.     Ginny likes to solve other people’s problems while glossing over her own. Do you tend to tackle your own issues head on, or try to bury them? Do you turn to others for advice?

3.     Does joining a dating website count as being unfaithful in a relationship?

4.     Which “stranger” out of Eric, Edna, Heather and Curtis was your favourite and why? Whose story did you relate to the most?

5.     What were your first impressions of hotel owner Nico? How does he change throughout the book?

6.     There are some funny and uplifting moments in the book, also some sad and reflective ones. How did you feel after reading it?

7.     Adrian undergoes “a midlife crisis.” Do you believe they actually exist? Is midlife more difficult for men or women?

8.     Ginny turns to The Power of Two book to help with her heartache. Do you find self-help books useful? Which one would you recommend to others?

9.     Out of all the heartache cures – art in Florence, making a quilt, visiting Venice, dancing in a nightclub, hiking and sound healing – which activity appeals to you the most and why?

10.  Ginny makes a choice at the end of the book, to listen to her own needs. In your opinion, was her decision the right one? What do you think (or hope) will happen next for Ginny?