Daisy Darker

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

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Background

Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Frontmatter-Chapter 10

Chapters 11-20

Chapters 21-30

Chapters 31-40

Chapters 41-50

Character Analysis

Themes

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Important Quotes

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Discussion Questions

Essay Topics

The protagonist’s narrative begins and ends with the statement, “I was born with a broken heart” (1). Why does Daisy Darker begin her story this way? How does her “broken heart” shape her life and how others perceive her?

Daisy Darker is a homage to Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None. Discuss the similarities and differences between the two novels. How does Feeney subvert readers’ expectations of the classic murder mystery genre?

Throughout the novel, Feeney depicts Seaglass as a character in its own right. How does the novel’s setting contribute to its plot and mood?