The Year of the Rabbit

Fate: Did things happen because they were planned? Was there some Divine intervention? Were some of the events merely coincidences?

Family: There are many different types of families described in this novel. Sera experiences changes in her family's structure and tries to adjust when things change, for better or for worse.

Forgiveness: Things happen. People do things - some unintentional; some intentional, horrible things to other people.