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ISLAND OF BETRAYAL EVENTS
April 1, 2010
7:30 PM
Book Launch
Princeton Public Library
65 Witherspoon Street
Princeton, NJ 08542
(609) 924-9529
May 1, 2010
2:00PM-4:00PM
Signing
Borders
2200 Wrangleboro Road
Mays Landing, NJ 08330
(609) 407-1960
May 15, 2010
5:00PM-6:00PM
Signing
Barnes & Noble
911 Haddenfield Road
Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
(856) 486-1492
July 14, 2010
6:00PM-8:00PM
Signing
Sun Rose Words & Music
756 Asbury Avenue
Ocean City, NJ 08226
(609) 399-9190
August 11, 2010
6:30PM
Authors Alley
Ventnor Public Library
6500 Atlantic Avenue
Ventnor City, NJ 08406
609-823-4616
August 20, 2010
9:00AM-1:00PM
Signing
Atlantic Books
500 W. Bay Avenue
Beach Haven, NJ 08008
609-492-2068
With the popularity of ISLAND OF BETRAYAL growing among Book Clubs, the following questions are provided to help make discussion sessions even more stimulating:
1.At the beginning of the novel, how did you assess Michael and Karen’s marriage? Was their relationship fairly common among couples who you know?
2.Are money and debt the major factors responsible for George Partain’s drive to arrange the stem cell conspiracy? How might George have avoided becoming one of Matautu’s victims?
3.Why did Michael resist Glenda but give in to Stephanie? After their golf and dinner, did Michael really give himself to Stephanie?
4.If you were in the situation in which the Flanagans found themselves, would you have subscribed to Dr. Jacob’s proposal? Were there other promising avenues open to them? How did Jack Flanagan’s experience with his father influence their decision?
5.What is the significance of Michael and Stephanie’s time together at Sophia’s Barefoot Bar?
6.Except for Michael and to some extent the Labor Department’s attorney, it appeared that official Washington went along with the tuna corporations and their attorneys to keep wages at poverty levels. What factors would have contributed to this position? Was it realistic?
7.How would you speculate that Lydia’s public testimony would have affected her life and the lives of her children after the hearings?
8.During the deliberations process, what steps might those on the Special Industry Committee have taken to head off the coerced decision?
9.When Stephanie faced Michael in Tucson, had Michael again fallen under her spell, would Stephanie have carried out Matautu’s plan?
10.If you were Karen, trying to convince Michael not to appeal the Samoan wage decision, what arguments would you have used?
11.Why did Paul and Stephanie agree for her to meet with police at the Rayburn House Office Building? Could such a session have been avoided or at least delayed?
12.To what extent did their difference in age contribute to Michael and Joy’s liaison? What other factors may have contributed to their attraction to one another?
13.When Genevieve called Stephanie to let her know that Michael was in Room No. 4 of her lodge, was this at her own initiative or at Matautu’s direction?
14.What kind of future do you see for Michael and Joy?
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