The Dollmaker By Nina Allan Questions for discussion: 1. The Dollmaker is, in part, a tale about the craft of dollmaking, but also of storytelling. What kinds of dollmaking and storytelling are on display in the novel? What do these two crafts have in common? In what ways do they differ? 2. Bramber’s letters to Andrew are heartfelt, but enigmatic. Are we as readers, from the beginning, meant to question Bramber’s narrative? Is Bramber a reliable storyteller? 3. Would you interpret or decipher Bramber’s letters in the same way that Andrew does? What do you think about his interpretation of them, and the action he takes in response to them? 4. Andrew’s first-person perspective is the driving ‘truth’ of the narrative. Is he a reliable storyteller? 5. How do the stories by Eva Chaplin enhance, complicate, or undo—or all of these—the story of Andrew and Bramber? 6. How does ‘place’ inform Andrew’s and Bramber’s stories, and the relationship between them? What is the significance of Andrew’s journey to reach Bramber?
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