QUESTION 1
What did you think about the style of dual point-of-view in Never Lasting, where you see both Lucy and James’s perspectives within a single chapter?
QUESTION 2
Lucy and James very much see themselves as “opposites attract,” but where and how do their personalities and world views intersect?
QUESTION 3
Throughout the summer, these two are often contending with their own ideas of “home.” How do both of their perspectives shift by the end of the book?
QUESTION 4
Lucy and James are also grappling with how to make their individual dreams a reality. How do their respective approaches reflect their growth over the course of the book?
QUESTION 5
In this take on situationship-to-lovers, how do we see Lucy and James’s sexual relationship evolve from their first tent hook-up to their last night together in NYC?
QUESTION 6
What does being with James teach Lucy about her grief?
QUESTION 7
How did Never Lasting make you think or rethink about the relationship between career and love?
QUESTION 8
Who would you cast to play Lucy, James, and Rebecca in a movie version of Never Lasting?
QUESTION 9
Importantly: If James were a recipe, which one would he be?
QUESTION 10
And even more importantly: On her many plane rides around the world, do you think Lucy is sitting in the window or aisle seat?
