The Kept Man
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Book Club Picks: The Kept Man

Jarvis has been doing nothing but waiting for the past six years since her husband fell and slipped into a coma.

Jarvis lived her life after the accident as if she were a hermit up until the day her washing machine broke and forced her back out into the real world.

Book Club Picks: Kept Man Opinion

Jarvis' life was so mundane after her husband first entered into a coma that it took a simple, household appliance to launch her into the land of the living. Surrounded by the artwork of her beloved husband, Jarvis lived as if she were in a comatose state as well.

When her washing machine broke, she had no choice but to take her clothes to the Laundromat. Fate intervened and she met the Kept Men's club, a group of married men that were supported by their successful wives. As the friendships between the Kept Men and Jarvis grew, secrets about her husband's life forced her to rely on them for support.

The Kept Man is a story of friendship and decisions and the way these two things interact with each other. This book will bring about many good discussions, some may be controversial and some just hilarious!

Book Club Picks: The Kept Man Discussion Questions

1. If you were to trade places with Jarvis, would you have kept Martin’s art around? Would you have gone along with Alice’s plan immediately?
2. How do you feel about this quote from the book: "All photographs are accurate, but none of them are the truth...And paintings, well, they're complete lies?"
3. Jarvis had difficult decisions to make: would you have made the same choices she did?

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