Katie and her brother Will are close. The one thing that separates them from a seemingly perfect brother/sister relationship is Will's mental illness. It is only getting worse. When Will attempts suicide Katie's parents decide that sending her to boarding school is the only way they can shelter her from Will. At the boarding school Katie finds her only solace is in swimming-it is in the pool that she can breathe and forget the realities of her life.
The boarding school, however, comes with temptations and troubles. There are the peer relationships, school, drinking, sex, smoking and boyfriends. All of these combined together sometimes make for some poor choices on Katie's part.
The rawness of the emotions, the story, the mental illness of Will all combine for a powerful novel. I wanted it to end. I didn't want it to end. Warman does a fantastic job of pulling the reader in. I look forward to reading her new book- "Where the Truth Lies."
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