Printable Book Club Questions for The Lies That Bind by Emily Giffin

Why was Cecily so drawn to Grant to begin with?
We learn that Grant has faced many difficulties—his father was killed, his mother passed away from ALS and now his twin brother suffers from it. Let’s talk about these revelations from Grant.
Grant wants to take things really slow with Cecily and they don’t end up sleeping together until she visits him in London. And when he introduces Cecily to his brother, he calls her his friend and not girlfriend. Did you have any suspicions about Grant such as he might be married? Or did you not look too much into that?
Something that does happen early is that they both say I love you. Were they in love or was it lust? Do you believe people can fall in love that fast?
Why do you think the author set the book during 2001 and 9/11?
Did you believe that Grant was truly gone?
What are your thoughts when it was revealed that Grant was married? Why did Cecily decided to meet with his wife Amy? What would you have done if you were Cecily?
Let’s talk about why Cecily got back with Matthew. Did you think this was the right choice or did she do it out of loneliness/hurt about Grant?
Cecily and Matthew get engaged. And she finds out she’s pregnant. But there’s a chance it might be Grant’s. Let’s talk about our thoughts on this change in direction for the story.
If you’ve read Something Borrowed, did you catch the appearances by some of the characters?
Cecily goes out to the house in the woods hoping to talk with Byron about Grant. But when she goes there, she’s shocked to find out Grant is there and is alive. Let’s talk about this reveal! Were you surprised?
What did you think about Grant’s reasoning for going into hiding?
Cecily finally tells Matthew that the baby might be his or it could be Grant’s. He’s upset and pretty much doesn’t want to go through with anything until he knows if the baby will be his. Let’s talk about this and Cecily’s decision to finally break it off with him.
And it turns out Grant is the father and Cecily eventually forgives him. Did you like that they ended up together? What are your thoughts about the ending overall?
Let’s talk about the meaning of the title in relation to the story.