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Actually, it was a challenge to myself to write a love story, something I hadn’t planned on writing. But as Pen and Grant told me their stories and my fingers flew across the keyboard, I laughed and cried and knew that only a book would hold the whole tale.  \nAnd so here it is, a story about an emotionally-distant financial planner who learns to open up to the thing she’s afraid of most: love, in all its forms.  \nWhen Penelope Auberge reaches her breaking point, she moves from Minneapolis to Nashville to start over, alone. But when her plan to ride through life solo is interrupted by a brother-sister duo, she is forced to face a lot demons from her past: self-doubt, anxiety, fear, and that comfortable emotional distance.  \nI hope you enjoy The False Flat and the journey you’re about to ride into.  \nMelissa R. Collings  \n“The False Flat is a journey of a story with a heart both hilarious and wise.  \nMelissa Collings gives us a heroine to root for in Penelope Auberge, one with a witty voice who must decide what all of us must decide at some point: what do we really want? And what do we do about it? Through a drastic move to Nashville and its environs, a cycling obsession that carries her through, and friends that might change her life, we are along for the wild ride with Penelope. The False Flat is a beautifully crafted tale of friendship, love, and the poignant desire for freedom and meaning in our life.”  \n-Patti Callahan Henry, NYT Bestselling Author of The Secret Book of  \nFlora Lea .  \n\"Melissa Collings will hook you with her vibrant prose and keep you hanging onevery word until the very end.\" -Jenny Hale, USA Today bestselling author  \n“Melissa R. Collings skillfully weaves together a story that showcases life’s happiest moments along with its hardest ones, all while demonstrating how powerful and life-changing it can be to open up and let people in. Profoundly moving and insightful, THE FALSE FLAT takes you on an emotional ride that’s brimming with heart, humor, and deeply real characters. I inhaled it.” -Lauren Kung Jessen, author of Red String Theory  \n\"A heartwarming, heart wrenching debut for lovers of Emily Henry and Etta Easton, The False Flat is like curling up with a good cup of tea and your new best friends. A must-read.\" -Rea Frey, \\#1 Bestselling author of Don't Forget Meand In Every Life  \n[www.melissacollings.com](www.melissacollings.com)  \n1. Discuss Penelope’s journey: In the very beginning of the book, Penelope is overwhelmed by life and makes a sudden, fairly drastic decision to move across the country into a house she’s never seen before.  \n How do you think Pen's life would have been different if she hadn't made the move to a new city?  \n Was the move essential to Pen's inner journey? Why or why not?  \n How does she evolve from beginning to end? Is the transformation satisfying?  \n Could you see yourself ever making a sudden move like this?  \n Can you relate to Pen’s feeling of “life is crumbling around me?”  \n2. Discuss Pen and Deanna’s friendship: They meet and have an instant connection in a grocery store.  \n Have you ever experienced a spark of instant connection like Pen and Deanna? If so, did that spark evolve into a meaningful friendship?  \n3. Pen chooses to forgive Chad, who’d made life choices not everyone could forgive. Discuss Chad’s decision to pursue Pen. Would you have forgiven him? How did you feel when Pen decided to re-enter a relationship with him?  \n4. Discuss Pen’s relationship with Grant:  \n Have you ever had a relationship that started off rocky and evolved into something lifechanging or wonderful?  \n How does their burgeoning relationship affect Pen's journey towards independence and selffulfillment?  \n Would you enter into a relationship with someone knowing you’d likely lose them?  \n5. Grant has a very positive outlook on life. 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