2-3-4 Challenge Book Discussions #1 discussion

How long did it take you to figure out Sarah was in a brothel? What were your clues?

I realised straight away. I was amazed it took her so long!

Same here, Phrynne. Sarah can be so naive at times but her guess that it was a home for unwed mothers wasn’t a bad one.

I read the backblurb before I started the book, so no surprise for me.

See, that’s why I don’t read the synopsis before I begin reading the book. I know I set these things up but I forget about it five minutes after I create the post.

The bedroom decor and the slinky nightgown, so inappropriate with a mature woman in charge, gave it away for me.

That was a big tip off, Charlene.

Robin wrote: "I read the backblurb before I started the book, so no surprise for me."

Me too Robin. Fortunately I stopped before I got to the part where it revealed who the victim was going to be.

I was surprised by how much time it took Sarah to figure it out. She can be naive but it's not like she doesn't know what happens in the streets. Maybe it was because it was more high class than she imagined a brothel to be?

~ Giulia ~ wrote:"Me too Robin. Fortunately I stopped before I got to the part where it revealed who the victim was going to be...."

It did take a while for Sarah to catch on. I'm guessing calling a mid-wife to a brothel is very rare. If the ladies got pregnant, they were probably sent away.

It is interesting that Sarah has been to so many tenements and seen so much of the poverty in New York, but didn't realize immediately that she was in a brothel. In some respects, she is still a product of her sheltered upbringing.

Robin wrote: "'m guessing calling a mid-wife to a brothel is very rare. If the ladies got pregnant, they were probably sent away..."

Yes, Sarah even mentioned that fact that pregnancies in brothels were rare. The women knew how to prevent them or take care of them early.

Lauren wrote: "It is interesting that Sarah has been to so many tenements and seen so much of the poverty in New York, but didn't realize immediately that she was in a brothel. In some respects, she is still a pr..."

I wondered the same thing. She seems to have the knowledge but not the real life experience, though.