READERS GUIDE

Reader’s Guide
All the Blood We Share by Camilla Bruce
Discussion Questions:

1) Why do you think the novel is called All the Blood We Share?

2) The Benders operated at a notoriously violent time in history where there was very little law enforcement. Do you think something like this
could have happened today?

3) At one point, Kate initiates a relationship with a local farmer, Nicholas Morrin. Do you think she could have succeeded in turning her life around, or is Elvira right when she says that Kate’s own nature would have gotten in the way?

4) Although money was the Benders’ main motive for murder, it might not have been their only drive. How would you describe each character’s motivations?

5) In the years following the Bender murders Kate has been singled out as the “mastermind” behind their operation. Why do you think that is? How would you describe Kate and her role?

6) Kate and her mother, Elvira, have a complicated relationship. How do you think Kate’s upbringing shaped her?

7) What do you think drew Kate to spiritualism?

8) Why do you think Elvira gave Dr. York Anne Marie’s doll?

9) How does Kate from the early chapters compare to Kate by the end of the novel? Has her personality changed?