Discussion guide
Ten questions connecting the characters’ choices to the novel’s moral and historical themes.
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A novel made for the conversation after the final page.
Empyrean gives reading groups a way into difficult questions of obedience, coercion, moral injury, faith, responsibility, and remembrance.
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Historical context
A concise introduction to liberation, displacement, evidence, and the difficult aftermath of survival.
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