Discussion questions: Ice Twins

1) There is a terrible dilemma at the heart of this novel that leads to the question – what would you do?

2) There is a suggestion of a supernatural element to this story – do you believe in ghosts?

3) The novel is packed with twists and turns – examine how the author creates suspense.

4) Discuss the ending of the novel? What do you think has happened and what do you think that life holds for the characters in the future?

FROM GOODREADS

1. What is the effect of hearing the story from both Angus and Sarah’s point of view?

2. How are the settings of both London and the island of Eileen Torran used in the story?

3. What role does the weather play in the narrative?

4. How important is the dog, Beanie, in the story?

5. Discuss the significance of reflections throughout the novel.

6. Do your feelings about Angus and Sarah shift throughout the novel? If so, why did they change?

7. Did you question which twin had died?

8. What do you think happened to Sarah at the end of the novel?

9. Aside from the setting, what makes this thriller a chilling read?

10. What did you enjoy most or least about The Ice Twins?

March 2016: The Ice Twins by S.K. Tremayne

Andrea has picked The Ice Twins by S.K. Tremayne for us to read in March. She doublechecked and there are plenty of copies at the library!

ABOUT THE BOOK

In the tradition of The Girl on the Train comes the UK bestseller THE ICE TWINS, a terrifying psychological thriller with a twisting plot worthy of Gillian Flynn.

One of Sarah's daughters died. But can she be sure which one?

A year after one of their identical twin daughters, Lydia, dies in an accident, Angus and Sarah Moorcroft move to the tiny Scottish island Angus inherited from his grandmother, hoping to put together the pieces of their shattered lives.

But when their surviving daughter, Kirstie, claims they have mistaken her identity--that she, in fact, is Lydia--their world comes crashing down once again.

As winter encroaches, Angus is forced to travel away from the island for work, Sarah is feeling isolated, and Kirstie (or is it Lydia?) is growing more disturbed. When a violent storm leaves Sarah and her daughter stranded, they are forced to confront what really happened on that fateful day.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Tom Knox is the pseudonym of British writer and journalist Sean Thomas. Born in Devon, England in 1963, he studied Philosophy at University College London. As a journalist he has written for the Times, the Daily Mail, the Sunday Times, and the Guardian. In 2013 he became a blogger and commentator for the Daily Telegraph in the UK. When he writes under the name of Tom Knox, he specialises in archaeological and religious thrillers. More recently he has written novels under the pseudonym S K Tremayne.

Sean Thomas lives in Camden, north London. His ancestry is Cornish; his father is the author D. M. Thomas. He has written three novels under his own name, the second, Kissing England, won the Literary Review's "Bad Sex" award in 2000. Thomas's fourth book Millions Of Women Are Waiting To Meet You, was a memoir of his lovelife; it was a best-seller, translated into eight languages, and was the Guardian newspaper's "paperback of the week" in May, 2007.