Welcome to the online reading group for Across the Nightingale Floor!






Below are a set of questions with which you can begin your discussions.

Lian Hearn makes an interesting point that there is usually a situation where one is forced into realising that they have passed from childhood into adulthood. Do you think this is generally the case and how different is the experience for Takeo than it is for Kaede?

What do you think is the significance of the reader learning Takeo's real name only at the end of chapter three, when he has fully accepted his new persona and role in life?

Iida's nightingale floor is created to avoid his own assassination. What point do you think Lian is making with regard to the significance of this floor?

How would you describe the relationship between Takeo and Kenji?

How do different characters attitudes towards death differ?

How do formalities of behaviour influence feudal relationships, and the relationships between men and women?

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