Marilyn Brant - Friday Mornings at Nine
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Books by Marilyn Brant
According to Jane
Friday Mornings at Nine
Published by Kensington Publishing Corp.
A READING GROUP GUIDE
FRIDAY MORNINGS AT NINE
Marilyn Brant
ABOUT THIS GUIDE
The suggested questions are included to enhance your groups reading of Marilyn Brants
Friday Mornings at Nine .
- Discuss the personalities of the three main characters in the novelBridget, Tamara and Jennifer. How are they different? Are there any similarities between them?
- This novel is told from multiple points of view. Which character was the most compelling to you? Who did you most relate to? Did you find that you had a different favorite character at the end of novel than you did at the beginning?
- Consider the role of friendship in the book. Were these women good friends? Did they become closer or more distant as the novel progressed? Did one woman have a better understanding of the behavior and/or motivation of one friend versus another at different points in the story? How are your friendships similar or different from those of these women?
- A fairy-tale theme is present throughout the book. Which woman was tied to which famous fairy tale? Was it a good fit? Do you think women in modern society have been conditioned to look at relationships, particularly marriage, as a kind of fairy tale come true? If so, is this a healthy expectation to bring to a committed relationship?
- Has there ever been a person from your past whom you considered the one who got away?a romantic relationship youve never had closure on, and which has haunted you for years? Perhaps a powerful physical chemistry with somebody, but you didnt follow through on it, and you secretly still wish you wouldor couldhave acted upon that impulse? How far do you take those fantasies? Do you Google these people? Ask mutual acquaintances about them? And to what degree do you regret not having the chance to find out what might have happened?
- Should people in a marriage be required to be faithful? Why or why not? Is your belief based upon religious principles? Family values? Personal experiences? And should fidelity be judged only by the crossing of a physical line? If so, where is that line (i.e., When a married individual hugs someone other than his/her spouse? Kisses another? Has sex with another?)? Or is the line an emotional one? Is an act of infidelity committed when emotions and confidences are shared with someone outside the marriage?
- How does the author use the season of fall as a metaphor in the story? Do you see anything symbolic in having one of the major turning points of the novel happening at Halloween, specifically, at a party devoted to games of pretense and disguise?
- Music from the 1970s provides the soundtrack for this novel, even though the story takes place in the present day. Were you familiar with the songs referenced in the book? If so, did you feel they were good choices for the musical subtext?
- Discuss the roles of women as wives, mothers and working professionals. What challenges do women face when they return to the workforce after devoting time to raising their children? What fears do they have about themselves and their relationships when those children leave the nest and the couple goes back to being alone at home again?
- What do you think the future holds for each of the women in the story? Will they all find happiness in love? What does it take to have a good relationship? A successful marriage? Can a marriage survive an affair? If not, why not? If so, what would need to happen next to strengthen the married couples bond?
Please turn the page
for a special conversation with
Marilyn Brant.
A Real Coffee Date with Marilyn Brant and Her Friends
Marilyn (pulling out a notebook while having coffee with her friends one morning): So, I had this idea. Because Friday Mornings at Nine involves a group of friends who meet regularly for coffee, I thought itd be fun to have a transcript from one of our morning coffee dates at the end of the book. You know, I could write down what we chat about when we really get together, so readers could get to know the three of you, too.
Karen (smiling): To know us is to love us.
Marilyn: Exactly!
Sarah (with a snarky mumble): Or at least to know us
Joyce: But we wouldnt have to use our real names, would we? Because I cant discuss the kinds of things we talk about if my real name will be out there.
Karen (furrowing her brow): Oooh. Hadnt thought of that.
Marilyn: Well, it isnt like were going to be talking about anything too wild or gossipy or inappropriate, so
Sarah: Why not? I want to talk about wild, gossipy and inappropriate stuff.
Joyce: But not with our real names, Sarah.
Karen: It could be fun with fake names. (contemplating) I want to be Gretchen.
Sarah: Why Gretchen?
Joyce (squinting at Karen): Hmm. Dont you think she kind of looks like a Gretchen? I do. The hair and the scarf and the
Karen: Because I like the name Gretchen, okay? Its very Germanic.
Sarah: And thats important to youwhy?
Marilyn: No, wait, you guys. I already have a pseudonym. Youre saying I have to choose another one now?
Sarah: Well, according to Joyce, everybody would know it was you if you dont.
Marilyn: See, while that might be true, the thing is that it is me. Its supposed to be a coffee date with the author.
Joyce: And her friends.
Marilyn: Right. And I dont have any friends named Gretchen. I dont even know anybody named Gretchen.
Karen/Gretchen: Well, you should. Starting now.
Joyce (nodding): I think I want to be Annette.
Sarah: Really? Why? Oh, you know whatnever mind. Ill be Alexandra then.
Marilyn: You guys, seriously. I dont think we need to have made-up names, but if were going to do that, two of us shouldnt use a name that starts with the same first letter. That gets confusing for readers. Theyll start mixing up Annette and Alexandra in the text. Think of this like a few main characters in a book, chatting around a table
Sarah/Alexandra (in a totally mocking aside to the other two): Youd think she was a writer or something.
Marilyn (shooting Sarah a well-deserved look of disapproval before clearing her throat and continuing): Youd want each persons dialogue to come across as distinctly as possible, right? So, we want our names to be as different as possible, too.
Joyce/Annette: Sarah, how about a shortened version of Alexandra? Like Lexie?
Karen/Gretchen: I like that. Its cute.
Sarah/Lexie: Fine, that works. What about you, Author Girl?
Marilyn: I dont know . The first name I thought of was Adriana, but that starts with an A, so
Joyce/Annette: Thats okay. Ill change mine. Ill be Millie instead.
Karen/Gretchen: Good. Now weve got Gretchen, Lexie, Adriana and Millie.
Marilyn/Adriana (agitated and scribbling some notes): But I wasnt prepared for this. I wasnt even thinking about a pseudonym. And Im not sure Id really make a good Adriana(losing her pen cap under the table) Cant we just talk normally?
Sarah/Lexie: Joyce, why do you want to be Millie?
Joyce/Millie (shrugging): Because I like it, and I had a Grandma Millie, who was really sweet. Well, nonot really. She was German.
Karen/Gretchen: Oh! Oh, I want to change mine. Im going to be Betty. Definitely Betty.
Sarah/Lexie, Joyce/Millie and Marilyn/Adriana: Betty?!
Karen/Betty: It was my grandmothers name.
Sarah/Lexie (groaning): Well, now I cant be Lexie, not if you two are choosing names that are meaningful to you. Ill be Erma.
Marilyn/Adriana (retrieving the pen cap): Like the restaurant? Max & Ermas?
Sarah/Erma: No, like Bombeck. Because she was funny and I always liked her. Now, if youre not going to be Adriana, who are you going to be?
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