Discuss the role of the Prologue in the narrative structure of Bye, Baby. How does the early revelation that Billie abducts Cassie’s baby impact the reader’s experience of the story?

Analyze the novel’s title, Bye, Baby. How does the meaning of this motif change in the course of the narrative?

Lovering depicts the protagonists, Billie and Cassie, as foils. What do they have in common? How do their values and goals differ?