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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A woman risks everything to end her family’s centuries-old curse, solve her mother’s disappearance, and find love in this mesmerizing novel from the author of Spells for Forgetting.

“Come for the fresh twist on time travel; stay for the love story.”—Good Housekeeping

A GOOD HOUSEKEEPING AND SHE READS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

In the small mountain town of Jasper, North Carolina, June Farrow is waiting for fate to find her. The Farrow women are known for their thriving flower farm—and the mysterious curse that has plagued their family line. The whole town remembers the madness that led to Susanna Farrow’s disappearance, leaving June to be raised by her grandmother and haunted by rumors.

It’s been a year since June started seeing and hearing things that weren’t there. Faint wind chimes, a voice calling her name, and a mysterious door appearing out of nowhere—the signs of what June always knew was coming. But June is determined to end the curse once and for all, even if she must sacrifice finding love and having a family of her own.

After her grandmother’s death, June discovers a series of cryptic clues regarding her mother’sdecades-old disappearance, except they only lead to more questions. But could the door she once assumed was a hallucination be the answer she’s been searching for? The next time it appears, June realizes she can touch it and walk past the threshold. And when she does, she embarks on a journey that will not only change both the past and the future, but also uncover the lingering mysteries of her small town and entangle her heart in an epic star-crossed love.

With The Unmaking of June Farrow, Adrienne Young delivers a brilliant novel of romance, mystery, and a touch of the impossible—a story you will never forget.

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1. Discuss June as a character. What were your first impressions of her? How did she change over the course of the novel? What would you have done differently in her position?

2. What did you think of the time travel aspect of the story? If you were to walk through a door in time, where would you hope to be transported?

3. Feminism and motherhood are major themes throughout the novel. The women at the heart of the story sacrifice so much for each other and for their family. Discuss the different women in this book—June, Susanna, Margaret, Birdie, and others—and their roles in the narrative. How is June’s life shaped by these women?

What lengths would you go to for the women in your life?
4. Eamon is the main love interest in The Unmaking of June Farrow. What do make of his reaction to June’s return? Would you be able to forgive her?

5. What did you think about Caleb as a character? Did learning about his childhood make you sympathize more with him at the end of the story?

6. The Unmaking of June Farrow is set in Jasper, North Carolina—a fictional small town in the South. How does that setting impact the events of the story?

7. At its core, The Unmaking of June Farrow is about legacy and the lasting power of family history. How did this novel make you think about your own family history?

8. What did you think of the the story’s ending? Were you surprised, or did you expect it? Was it what you’d hoped for?

9. Were there any readers in the group who wanted June to stay in 1951? Who wanted her to return to her life in 2023? What were the reasons you rooted for June to choose either life?

10. Who would you cast in the adaptation of the book?

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