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 those decisions affect the people around us. It is about love, love lost and love that endures all.

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 the passion of first love. The California setting brought the story up-to-date, but left the reader saddened at the disappointing choices the main character makes as an adult.