by Sara Foster
As always, an enormous thank you to my husband Matthew Foster. You encourage my writing in so many different ways, even now we both know how wonderful and crazy this writing lark is. I couldn’t do it without you.
And finally, thank you to our beautiful girls, Hannah and Isabelle, for being there every day with your boundless energy, your beautiful cuddles and your constant enthusiasm for life. When the time comes, I’m sure I’ll struggle as much as Anya as you both head out into the big wide world, and this book now serves as your reminder to go gently with me! In return, I promise to champion your adventures, even though I’ll miss you both like crazy and may not be above bribing you to come home.
Sara Foster
BOOK CLUB QUESTIONS
1. Why do you think Sara Foster chose to write Anya’s story in first person and the other characters in third person?
2. How much do you think the Lake District setting influences the novel? Could the same story be told in another setting? If not, how would it change?
3. What are your thoughts on Callum’s predicament?
4. Which member of the Turner family do you like the most – or the least – and why?
5. In All That is Lost Between Us, teenagers are continually getting themselves into trouble online. Are these situations preventable or inevitable?
6. Discuss how the themes of fell-walking and fell-running are used in the novel. What do they add to the story?
7. Was Georgia’s secret what you expected it to be? Did you have any other theories while reading?
8. In some ways, Zac is a typical teenage boy, but in others he is one of a kind. What do you think of Zac’s portrayal and decisions in the story?
9. What do you make of Leo? Do you have any sympathy for him?
10. When witnessing the strained relationship between Anya and Callum, did you find yourself taking one person’s side? If so, who did you favour, and why?
11. Anya is the school psychologist, and yet despite her expertise she cannot find a way to reach her daughter. Why do you think this is?
12. Do you think Anya and Callum treat their children equally? How does gender influence the parent–child relationship, and how is this represented in the novel?
13. All That is Lost Between Us touches on a number of serious issues for teenagers, such as social networking, anorexia and sexting. Were you left feeling fearful or hopeful for this generation of adolescents?
14. Do you think Georgia was right to take part in the fell-running championship, or do you think her parents should have tried harder to stop her?
15. How do you view the tension between Anya and Georgia? How did the ending leave you feeling about their relationship in the future?
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Photo by Kirsty Aldridge
Sara Foster was born and raised in England, and moved to Australia in 2004. She has published four novels: Come Back to Me, Beneath the Shadows, Shallow Breath and All That is Lost Between Us. She lives near Perth with her husband and two young daughters, and is currently a doctoral candidate with Curtin University.
Find out more at
www.sarafoster.com.au
www.facebook.com/sarafosterauthor
www.twitter.com/SaraJFoster
Also by Sara Foster
Shallow Breath
Beneath the Shadows
Come Back to Me
ALL THAT IS LOST BETWEEN US
First published in Australia in 2016 by
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National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry
Creator: Foster, Sara, 1976- author.
Title: All That is Lost Between Us/Sara Foster.
ISBN: 9781925184785 (paperback)
9781925184792 (ebook)
Subjects: Family secrets – Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Dewey Number: A823.4
Cover design: Christabella Designs
Cover image: Adam Burton/Getty Images
Typeset by Midland Typesetters, Australia