How I Live Now is a bestselling young adult novel written by Meg Rosoff and published in 2004 in the United Kingdom. This story features love, war and survival as fifteen-year-old Daisy finds herself in the crisis of a third world war. 

Why is this story split into two, based solely on a large black dot? Why do the chapters start with ‘one’ again after this change is denoted?

Why do you think an American narrator was chosen for this story that clearly happened in Britain? As a newcomer to the local traditions and life, what sort of insight did Daisy bring?

Daisy was impressed by ‘bad boy’ Edmond at first sight. Why do you think she was so easily attracted to him? What does this reflect to us about her? How did the children’s characters and relationships develop over the course of time and events? 

Rosoff mentioned in an interview that “deep human connections can repair a lot of emotional damage.” How can you relate this in the context of this book? She also claimed that “our faults are sometimes far more useful in life than our so-called ‘good’ qualities.” Again, what are some of the ‘faults’ exhibited by the characters in this book that helped them out, and how?