We had the pleasure of having Arthur Phillips phone chat with us during our discussion. However, before we spoke to him, the book club held a healthy discussion. This book is a beautiful musical tribute to the impact a song can have on someone's life. We've all had those daydreaming moments when we hear a song..well, Julian takes us on his voyage of emotions from admiration and obsession of Cait to the self-reflection of his troubles. The other view to this book is... if you are a compassionate, fiction reader that longs for a conflict and for the author to take a noticeable position of judgement on the main character, then this may be a bit of pill for you swallow. Arthur Phillips never does in this book...he trusts his readers to do this making this an insightful discussion. The book is very well written and very lyrical. Most of us had to start over after reading the first chapter...this time with a deeper concentration.