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Quinlan Motley is a devoted husband and father and the GoodNovels.org Author

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of THE PROVIDENCE. The Novel asks what happens when a person builds

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his life around protecting the people he loves.

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The protagonist remembers scarcity. Work, resources, and dependable relationships give him ways

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to care for others. Readers can understand why he values them. The

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story becomes difficult when a means of caring begins to feel like

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the only possible source of safety.

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A Book Club can distinguish providing, listening, and allowing another person to

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choose. Find a scene that tests those differences. Ask whether the protagonist

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can accept a good outcome that does not depend on his remaining

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in charge.

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Keep discussion with the story and respect each reader's privacy. Meet Quinlan

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Motley, read the Book Sample, and explore family responsibility through the discussion

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resources at GoodNovels.org.