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Dramatic,
Interesting,
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To Be Sung Underwater: A Novel
by Tom McNeal

Published: 2012-06-05
Paperback : 464 pages
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Judith Whitman always believed in the kind of love that "picks you up in Akron and sets you down in Rio." Long ago, she once experienced that love. Willy Blunt was a carpenter with a dry wit and a steadfast sense of honor. Marrying him seemed like a natural thing to promise. But Willy ...
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Judith Whitman always believed in the kind of love that "picks you up in Akron and sets you down in Rio." Long ago, she once experienced that love. Willy Blunt was a carpenter with a dry wit and a steadfast sense of honor. Marrying him seemed like a natural thing to promise. But Willy Blunt was not a person you could pick up in Nebraska and transport to Stanford. When Judith left home, she didn't look back.

Twenty years later, Judith's marriage is hazy with secrets. In her hand is what may be the phone number for the man who believed she meant it when she said she loved him. If she called, what would he say?

TO BE SUNG UNDERWATER is the epic love story of a woman trying to remember, and the man who could not even begin to forget.

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How is your "first love" story like or unlike the book's characters?
Did you ever go back to see that person to check on his life?
by carolkaskin (see profile) 07/16/15

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by Erin M. (see profile) 08/04/15

 
  "Great look at first love"by Carol A. (see profile) 07/16/15

What the book club members liked best about TO BE SUNG UNDERWATER was its look at first love. The portions of the book that took place in Nebraska rang true with the regional color and the veracity of... (read more)

 
by Jacque L. (see profile) 07/16/15

 
  "Great Book"by Branette T. (see profile) 11/09/12

I've never read a book in which I didn't like the main character in the beginning and by the end felt compassion and understanding for her. This is a story about life and the decisions we make and how... (read more)

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