Book #12 : The Hunting Wives, May Cobb


We were so honored and excited to have May Cobb with us today for the discussion of The Hunting Wives. 

The Hunting Wives share more than target practice, martinis, and bad behavior in this novel of obsession, seduction, and murder.

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Sophie O’Neill left behind an envy-inspiring career and the stressful, competitive life of big-city Chicago to settle down with her husband and young son in a small Texas town. It seems like the perfect life with a beautiful home in an idyllic rural community. But Sophie soon realizes that life is now too quiet, and she’s feeling bored and restless.

Then she meets Margot Banks, an alluring socialite who is part of an elite clique secretly known as the Hunting Wives. Sophie finds herself completely drawn to Margot and swept into her mysterious world of late-night target practice and dangerous partying. As Sophie’s curiosity gives way to full-blown obsession, she slips farther away from the safety of her family and deeper into this nest of vipers.

When the body of a teenage girl is discovered in the woods where the Hunting Wives meet, Sophie finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation and her life spiraling out of control.

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Book Club Questions for The Hunting Wives

  1. Why did Sophie want to leave behind Chicago for Mapleton? What kind of life did she foresee having there?
  2. How did the reality turn out to be much different?
  3. She mentions that prior to Graham, she had a thing for bad boys. Why do you think Sophie was drawn to those exhibiting that kind of rebellious behavior?
  4. What did you make of her obsession with Margot?
  5. How do people like Margot seem to live life selfishly but still have so much support around them?
  6. Why do you think Margot formed the Hunting Wives club?
  7. Sophie lets herself get enchanted with Margot and the rest of the women—staying out all night, drinking a ton, etc. Why do you think she got so caught up in this lifestyle? 
  8. Her obsession with Margot remains, even when she finds out she’s sleeping with Jill’s 18-year-old son, Brad. And Sophie even messes around with Brad’s teenager friend Jamie. What is going on here? Why didn’t alarm bells go off for Sophie about this? What does this say about her character?
  9. When you read that Brad’s girlfriend Abby was found dead, who did you think murdered her? Did you ever suspect Sophie?
  10. Were you surprised when it turned out to be Jill all along?
  11. What did you think about the ending? Will Graham ever take Sophie back? What did Sophie learn from that whole experience?
  12. If they made this book into a movie or TV series, who should play the main parts?

 




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