The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
Magical Realism | 336 Pages | Published: 2023
Use the following questions to jumpstart your discussion about The Seven Year Slip:
1. The apartment’s magical ability to slip between times is central to the story. How did you interpret this time-travel element—was it a metaphor, a plot device, or both? How did it affect the emotional stakes of the romance?
2. Clementine begins the novel working in a fast-paced, demanding career. How does her relationship with her job change over the course of the book? What does this shift say about personal fulfillment versus professional success?
3. Do you believe Clementine and Iwan’s love story would have worked without the magic? Or is the time slip essential to their emotional connection?