THE BRIGHT SIDE RUNNING CLUB DISCUSSION GUIDE
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WHEN KEIRA RECEIVES HER CANCER DIAGNOSIS, SHE DOESN’T WANT TO TELL HER FAMILY ABOUT HER DIAGNOSIS. DO YOU THINK YOU WOULD FEEL THE SAME WAY? IS THERE AN APPROPRIATE RESPONSE TO HARD NEWS OR GRIEF? WHY OR WHY NOT?
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WHEN KEIRA JOINS A RUNNING CLUB, SHE MEETS A GROUP OF WOMEN WHO ARE ALL SO DIFFERENT YET GOING THROUGH THE SAME STRUGGLES. WHICH CHARACTER IN THIS BOOK DID YOU RELATE TO AND WHY?
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MUCH OF THE BRIGHT SIDE RUNNING CLUB IS ABOUT “FINDING YOUR TRIBE.” WHAT ARE SOME COMMUNITIES OR HOBBIES THAT HAVE GOTTEN YOU THROUGH TOUGH TIMES?
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THIS BOOK DISCUSSES FAMILY, A RUNNING GROUP, AND “FRENEMIES.” DISCUSS WHY EACH OF THESE COMMUNITIES IS IMPORTANT TO KEIRA IN HER JOURNEY AND HOW THEY GUIDE HER ACTIONS AND EMOTIONS.
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THE BRIGHT SIDE RUNNING CLUB IS DIFFERENT FROM MOST BOOKS FEATURING CANCER BECAUSE OF ITS HOPEFUL AND INSPIRING ENDING. WHAT OTHER BOOKS HAVE YOU READ ABOUT A CANCER DIAGNOSIS, AND HOW DID THIS COMPARE?
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THIS BOOK IS BASED ON THE AUTHOR’S OWN EXPERIENCE WITH CANCER AND COMMUNITY. HOW DID THIS SHINE THROUGH? WERE THERE ANY PARTS OF THE BOOK YOU COULD SEE THE AUTHOR’S INFLUENCE?
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WHAT WAS THE BIGGEST MESSAGE OR LESSON YOU TOOK AWAY FROM THE BRIGHT SIDE RUNNING CLUB?
ABOUT THE AUTHOR JOSIE LLOYD'S FIRST NOVEL, IT COULD BE YOU, WAS PUBLISHED IN 1997 AND SINCE THEN SHE HAS WRITTEN 15 BESTSELLING NOVELS (UNDER VARIOUS PEN NAMES), INCLUDING THE NUMBER ONE HIT COME TOGETHER, WHICH SHE CO-AUTHORED WITH HER HUSBAND, EMLYN REES, WHICH WAS NUMBER ONE FOR 10 WEEKS, PUBLISHED IN 27 LANGUAGES AND MADE INTO A WORKING TITLE FILM. JOSIE HAS ALSO WRITTEN SEVERAL BEST-SELLING PARODIES WITH EMLYN, INCLUDING WE'RE GOING ON A BAR HUNT, THE VERY HUNGOVER CATERPILLAR AND THE TEENAGER WHO CAME TO TEA.
PRAISE FOR
THE BRIGHT SIDE RUNNING CLUB “AMAZING, HEARTBREAKING, AND INSPIRING.” —JENNY COLGAN, BESTSELLING AUTHOR "A PITCH-PERFECT LOVE LETTER TO THE POWER OF FRIENDSHIP– HONEST, UPLIFTING AND STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART." —JILL MANSELL, AUTHOR OF IT STARTED WITH A SECRET "BRAVE, BOLD, JOSIE LLOYD HAS WRITTEN AN INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT BOOK. EVERY WOMAN SHOULD READ IT." —VERONICA HENRY, AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF A WEDDING AT THE BEACH HUT “HEART-WRENCHING YET FULL OF WARMTH.” —EVE CHASE, INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR