Printable: Book Club Questions for How to Walk Away by Katherine Center

The story is told in first-person past narrative and in some areas, Center gives a hint of what’s to come. Do you like this kind of narrative? Why or why not?
There are vivid descriptions from the plane crash to her injuries to the hospital setting. How do those descriptions help paint the setting for this story?
Were you surprise that Chip just abandoned her? Is he because he felt guilty or is he just a jerk?
What did you think about the humor in the novel? Do you think there was a right balance of humor and serious tones?
What was your first impression of Ian? Did it change at all at the end of the story?
When Margaret confesses her feelings for Ian, he dismisses it that she’s mistaking comfort for love. What are your thoughts about that? Was it lust in the beginning and then it became love? Or was it love the entire time?
Margaret and her sister Kit have an interesting dynamic. What did you think about their relationship?
While Margaret is going through hell with her injuries, we find out her mom has kept secrets from the family. Did you like the focus on her family or did you think it took away from the story?
Margaret believes she’ll walk again eventually. But when it becomes apparent it might never happen, she goes to a dark place. What was the key moment that lifted Margaret from her fog?
When Margaret and her family go to Belgium, we know she’ll see Ian again. But are you surprised in how he comes back to her life?
We flash forward to the future, and Margaret and Ian are married with children. We sadly find out Margaret’s dad passed away from cancer. Let’s talk about what we thought about the epilogue.
A key theme in the novel is the great line: there are all kinds of happy endings. First, what does that mean in the context of this novel? And what does that mean personally to you?
What does the title How to Walk Away represent?