Book Of The Month for February was The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse. For online Book Clubbers there are some questions below for you to get involved with. Either answer in the comments section or use as discussion points at your next Book Club. If you haven’t read the book check out the Lowdown all about it here.
The Sanatorium – the blurb
An imposing, isolated hotel, high up in the Swiss Alps, is the last place Elin Warner wants to be. But she’s taken time off from her job as a detective, so when she receives an invitation out of the blue to celebrate her estranged brother’s recent engagement, she has no choice but to accept.
Arriving in the midst of a threatening storm, Elin immediately feels on edge. Though it’s beautiful, something about the hotel, recently converted from an abandoned sanatorium, makes her nervous – as does her brother, Isaac.
And when they wake the following morning to discover his fiancée Laure has vanished without a trace, Elin’s unease grows. With the storm cutting off access to and from the hotel, the longer Laure stays missing, the more the remaining guests start to panic.
But no-one has realized yet that another woman has gone missing. And she’s the only one who could have warned them just how much danger they’re all in . . .
Discussion Points
The following are written with the presumption you have read The Sanatorium. If you haven’t, bookmark the post and come back to answer the questions later.
- An isolated building with a creepy past – how important was the hotel to the story?
- We discover that Elin put herself in danger during her last case yet she repeatedly does so at the hotel – why is this?
- Did you like Elin as a character? If not why?
- Do you think Elin and Will’s relationship will last the distance?
- Has Elin and Isaac’s relationship healed? Will they stay in touch?
- Who exactly is the man in the prologue? How does this take in to account the fact Elin saw Laure push her on the CCTV camera?
Get Involved
Feel free to answer as many of the questions as you want. Post your replies below, discuss with us on social media using @BookSocialUK, or pose some questions of your own. If you enjoyed the questions, have a go at last month’s Get Involved: Mexican Gothic.